Alzheimer’s Blood Test Edges Closer, Saarland University Study

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Researchers believe they are closer to developing a blood test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s. There is no definitive test for the brain-wasting disease. Doctors rely on cognition tests and brain scans. A technique published in the journal Genome Biology showed differences in the tiny fragments of genetic material floating in the blood could be used to identify patients.

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