“Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer’s disease”

Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer’s disease,” by Maryilynn Marchione, Associated Press


Quote:

“An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer’s disease from those without it in several studies, boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple way to help diagnose this most common form of dementia. … The disease is usually diagnosed through tests of memory and thinking skills, but that’s very imprecise and usually involves a referral to a neurologist. More reliable methods such as spinal fluid tests and brain scans are invasive or expensive, so a simple blood test that could be done in a family doctor’s office would be a big advance.”

 

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

Easier LTCI underwriting too.