New blood test for early detection of AD

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broiler_x
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New blood test for early detection of AD

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https://www.biospace.com/article/possib ... dentified/

Early stage research, but looks pretty sound.
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Re: New blood test for early detection of AD

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Not just AD, but dementia in general. Could be VERY useful.
The test Jucker and his team developed is based on the NfL filament. NfL accumulates in the blood way ahead of clinical symptoms and appears to be correlated to the progression of the disease.
This new research is consistent with that thinking. NfL also appears to accumulate in the blood of individuals with other neurodegenerative disorders. As a result, the test is only “conditionally suitable” for an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. “However,” Jucker stated, “the test accurately shows the source of the disease and is therefore a powerful instrument for investigating novel Alzheimer’s therapies in clinical trials.”
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