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Alzheimer's disease could be prevented after new blood test breakthrough

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[h=1]Alzheimer's disease could be prevented after new blood test breakthrough[/h] [h=2]Scientists at Oxford University and Kings College London have developed a blood test which can predict the onset of Alzheimer's so that drugs could target the disease before symptoms ever appear[/h]By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent 12:01AM BST 08 Jul 2014

The new test, which examines 10 proteins in the blood, can predict with 87 per cent accuracy whether someone suffering memory problems will go on to develop Alzheimer’s within a year.


“We now have a set of 10 proteins that can predict whether someone with early symptoms of memory loss, of mild cognitive impairment, will develop Alzheimer’s disease within a year, with a high level of accuracy, said lead author Dr Abdul Hye of the Institute of Psychiatry of Kings College London.

Alzheimer's disease could be prevented after new blood test breakthrough - Telegraph
 
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