http://ouroboros.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/toward-a-blood-test-for-alzheimers/ Research in the biology of aging Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:32:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://ouroboros.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/toward-a-blood-test-for-alzheimers/#comment-38032 Emily Fitzgerald Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:10:54 +0000 http://ouroboros.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/toward-a-blood-test-for-alzheimers/#comment-38032 There is a test already available that can predict Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, based on results of a normal MRI scan. A product in routine use at UCSD in La Jolla, CA can help neurologists determine with at least as high a degree of accuracy as this new blood test, whether patients are suffering from MCI, Alzheimer's or have completely normal brains. A friend of mine in Coronado went in for this scan and found out that she does NOT have Alzheimer's disease, which is what she and her family had feared most. There is a test already available that can predict Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, based on results of a normal MRI scan. A product in routine use at UCSD in La Jolla, CA can help neurologists determine with at least as high a degree of accuracy as this new blood test, whether patients are suffering from MCI, Alzheimer’s or have completely normal brains. A friend of mine in Coronado went in for this scan and found out that she does NOT have Alzheimer’s disease, which is what she and her family had feared most.

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