A new test could detect Alzheimer’s within minutes. Should I have one?
- Australians have seen a flurry of headlines announcing the arrival of blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease.
- The news follows the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s approval of new blood tests for clinical use and the launch of the Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) in Sydney.
- These developments promise earlier, simpler and more accessible testing for Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia.
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- Australians have seen a flurry of headlines announcing the arrival of blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease.
- The news follows the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s approval of new blood tests for clinical use and the launch of the Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) in Sydney.
- These developments promise earlier, simpler and more accessible testing for Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia.
Sources: The Independent