A Blood Test Could Help Detect High Alzheimer's Risk in Healthy Individuals
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A blood test may predict whether seemingly healthy older adults are likely to develop Alzheimer's symptoms in the next five to ten years, researchers reported on Wednesday. This information could be reassuring or alarming, but for now, it serves as a potential tool to accelerate drug development by helping to identify and enroll high-risk individuals in studies of potential Alzheimer treatments or prevention strategies. Large clinical trials are already testing whether certain medications could prevent or at least delay the disease, and if any prove effective, doctors will need a simple way to determine who should try them. The scientists behind the new study emphasize that it is too early for healthy individuals to seek the p-tau217 test, which is currently used to help diagnose whether those experiencing cognitive issues have Alzheimer's or another disorder.
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