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Easy finger-prick test may reveal Alzheimer's
If a large new trial delivers as hoped, a simple finger-prick could one day help flag Alzheimer's risk long before symptoms ...
An international trial involving 1,000 volunteers will aim to detect biomarkers associated with the condition.
The trial is being run by the Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation in partnership with the UK Dementia Research Institute.
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Simple finger-prick test could transform how Alzheimer’s is diagnosed
A simple finger-prick blood test could soon play a major role in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers ...
A simple finger-prick dried blood test accurately tracked Alzheimer’s-related brain changes in research settings, pointing to a future role in widening access to early screening while confirmatory ...
A finger-prick blood test that can be mailed to a lab may offer a simpler way to detect the brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. Researchers tested whether tiny ...
The study found that levels of p-tau217 in finger-prick samples closely matched results from standard blood tests and were able to identify Alzheimer's disease-related changes in spinal fluid with an ...
A pioneering trial has begun to assess whether a simple finger-prick blood test could offer an early diagnosis for ...
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