“This is so exciting, because among the many issues with Alzheimer's disease is that many people who have it don't find out that they do, especially in the earliest stages of the disease,” Dr. Carolyn Fredericks said.
Fredericks, a memories disorders specialists, says once the blood tests in the pilot study are further verified and approved, this new tool could be publicly available in a year or two. If it is, it may lead to earlier diagnoses.
“This can make especially primary care doctors that much more confident about their diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, which previously was mostly clinical with some support from imaging data, like MRIs of the brain or spinal fluids data. But of course, a blood test is much more straightforward than that kind of approach,” Fredericks said.
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