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4.04.2024 - Cambridge researchers are helping lead countrywide trials to identify accurate and quick blood tests that can diagnose dementia, in a bid to improve the UK s shocking diagnosis rate. This is a ground-breaking study, to discover the best blood tests for dementia, not just Alzheimer s but any type of dementia and for anyone, whatever their background age and other health problems. ....
Thousands of people across the UK will be offered a blood test to detect dementia, in a bid to revolutionize the country’s ‘shocking’ diagnosis rate. ....
<p>The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation<em><sup>®</sup></em>, (GAP) is releasing the first results from the Bio-Hermes-001 Study. This study in over 1000 community-based participants from throughout the US compared the results of blood and digital biomarkers with brain amyloid PET scans or cerebrospinal fluid assays. The study<em> </em>revealed a strong correlation between several blood tests, particularly p-tau 217, with the presence of amyloid plaques in the brain, a diagnostic hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This relationship was demonstrated across the entire study population including the 24% percent of Bio-Hermes participants from African American, Latino and other traditionally underrepresented communities, an unprecedented level of diversity. These findings will enhance the field’s ability to provide a more economical, timely, and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and s ....