Advisory Board July 30, 2024
A blood test was able to accurately determine whether memory loss was caused by Alzheimer’s disease more than 90% of the time, according to a recent study published in JAMA, potentially paving the way for earlier treatment for more Alzheimer’s patients.
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Study details
For the study, researchers looked at 1,213 patients in Sweden who had clinical evaluations due to cognitive symptoms between February 2020 and January 2024. Of the patients, 23% had subjective cognitive decline, 44% had mild cognitive impairment, and 33% had dementia.
Researchers then evaluated a plasma sample from each patient using the p-tau217 test, which measures the levels of a specific blood peptide known to be a...
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