Blood test can detect ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s symptoms 

Blood test can detect ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s symptoms 

 David Davies/PA Wire

A blood test could detect a toxic protein years before Alzheimer’s disease symptoms appear, a new study suggests.

Currently patients tend to receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s only after they show well-known signs of the disease, such as memory loss.

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