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‘Amazing, Isn’t It?’ Long Sought Blood Test for Alzheimer’s in Reach – The New York Times

Scientists say such tests could be available in a few years, speeding research for treatments and providing a diagnosis for dementia patients who want to know if they have Alzheimer’s disease.

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Blood tests could eventually be used earlier, allowing people who were beginning to have mild memory issues to learn whether they would develop Alzheimers or instead had another condition that might be less aggressive or fast-moving, Dr. Weiner said.
And, Dr. Tanzi said, in the future blood tests might be given to people without any impairment, perhaps as initial screening tools to be followed with PET scans if worrisome levels of biomarkers were detected.
It has the promise to make early dete…

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