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Early identification and treatment of Alzheimer's disease need the use of trustworthy and cost-effective screening technology. Researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet discovered that the quantity of tau, a protein that plays an important role in the development of severe dementia, is linked to a kind of sugar molecule in the blood.

Scientists believe the discovery could pave the way for a much less invasive and less expensive screening process

Early detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease require the use of dependable and cost-effective screening technologies. Researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have revealed that the level of tau, a protein that plays a vital role in the development of severe dementia, is associated with a kind of sugar molecule in the blood.

Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease requires reliable and cost-effective screening methods.

Researchers say there may be a connection between a sugar molecule in the blood and the build-up of tau proteins in the brain. The discovery could help lead to earlier diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease.

Swedish scientists have discovered a sugar molecule which can serve as an early biomarker for Alzheimer's disease.

Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease requires reliable and cost-effective screening methods. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now discovered that a type of sugar molecule in blood is associated with the level of tau, a protein that plays a critical role in the development of severe dementia. The study, which is published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, can pave the way for a simple screening procedure able to predict onset ten years in advance.

Thirteen researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been awarded 54.9 million Swedish kronor from the Swedish Cancer Society. The foundation is distributing a total of SEK 124.3 million to 31 cancer researchers in Sweden.

Scientists hope their work could lead to earlier detection.

Scientists hope their work could lead to earlier detection.