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A NEW blood test could detect Alzheimer's disease in its early stages, years before symptoms begin to show.
"Because the deterioration of cognitive functions in Alzheimer's disease develops slowly over time, patients are currently diagnosed at an advanced stage of neuropathologic changes," researchers from the But the research team claimed that measuring molecules in the blood called plasma microRNAs may be more effective at picking up early signs of Alzheimer's.
Senior author Prof Ivana Delalle, of Boston University, said: "Our discovery is important because, unlike the current A/T/N biomarkers, microRNAs may serve as blood molecular biomarkers years before Alzheimer’s disease manifests clinically, thus identifying the time window for effective prevention or early intervention to stop the progression of Alzheimer’s."
This will be more pronounced in some people, as they experience memory and thinking problems that are mild but still noticeable. But more work needs to "refine and confirm" specific miRNA signatures that are associated with Alzheimer's, researchers noted.Man knifed himself to death in freak tragedy while separating 2 frozen burgers
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