Predicting Alzheimer’s Risk With A Blood Test May Soon Become Reality

Not knowing whether those memory lapses are just that, or the beginning of Alzheimer’s disease, is one of the most distressing aspects of the disease, say researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine. They say they have developed a blood test which may eventually tell you two to six years before the onset of Alzheimer’s disease starts (before symptoms appear). [click link for full article]

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