Chicago: A simple blood test may be able to identify whether mild lapses of memory could be early stage of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers said.
An international team of researchers explained 18 cell-signaling, or communication, proteins found in the blood predicted with 90 percent accuracy whether a person would develop Alzheimer’s disease.
They said tests for detecting the changes in these proteins could be used to predict the disease 2 to 6 years before its onset and may be beneficial in the search for treatments.