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Commercially available at-home Alzheimer’s test could aid early diagnosis
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Commercially available at-home Alzheimer’s test could aid early diagnosis

The AD-Detect™ Test for Alzheimer’s disease, a blood-based biomarker test, is now available for purchase by consumers in the United States. Image credit: Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images. Quest Diagnostics has introduced the AD-Detect™ Test for Alzheimer’s disease, a blood-based biomarker test available for purchase by consumers. The new test allows individuals to gauge their risk of...

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New Alzheimer’s test can predict age when disease will appear

Diffusion Tensor MRIshowing a normal brain on the left and a brain probably affected by Alzheimer’s disease on the right. Photograph: BSIP/UIG via Getty Images Scientists have developed a new genetic test for Alzheimer’s risk that can be used to predict the age at which a person will develop the disease. A high score on...