Study Ties Blood Protein to Alzheimer’s Brain Abnormalities

• By: The National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• April 1st, 2011
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Scientists are seeking ways to detect the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, since harmful changes may be taking place in the brain years before symptoms appear. Now, researchers report that a blood test detecting a specific protein in blood samples from cognitively normal older people may...