Blood Test May Predict Early Alzheimer’s Disease
A blood test for early Alzheimer’s disease may be on the horizon, according to a new small study that links substances found in blood to mental decline three years later. “It is interesting and exciting,” said Mary Sano, PhD, Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Professor of Psychiatry, and Director of Alzheimer’s Disease Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “But more work has to be done.”
-Dr. Mary Sano, Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Professor, Psychiatry, Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai