Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease will one day be accomplished with biological markers, such as tests of blood or spinal fluid. Already several biomarker tests are in development. But a new study shows that, for now, the old-fashioned cognitive tests using pen and paper are the most accurate.
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A new way of testing for signs of Alzheimer’s disease in spinal fluid may help more accurately identify which people with mild memory deficits will progress to full-blown dementia, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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A protein in spinal fluid, which could be used to predict the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, has been identified by US researchers.
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Protein ‘may predict’ Alzheimer’s
A team of UCL researchers, part-funded by the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, has discovered that combining spinal fluid testing with MRI scans could provide an early indication of a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
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Alzheimer’s disease can be accurately predicted by analyzing biomarkers in spinal fluid, researchers in Belgium have found.
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Alzheimer’s predicted by spinal-fluid test