Blood Test May Help Diagnose Alzheimer s Disease, Scientists Say
Doctors May Soon Be Able To Diagnose Patients With Two Common Forms of Dementia
By Newsweek AMPLIFY On 1/12/21 at 11:20 PM EST
Around 50 million people live with Alzheimer s, a degenerative brain disease that accounts for more than half of global dementia cases. Alzheimer s disease is an age-related brain disorder that develops over many years. However, certain aggravating factors damage the brain cells much faster so even a person who is as young as 30 years old can already experience the early signs of Alzheimer s.
Memory loss, forgetting the subject of conversation midway, and irrational mood changes are just some of the early symptoms of Alzheimer s disease. These symptoms can easily be mistaken as every day, stress-driven occurrences. Without regular extensive checkups, a person is often diagnosed with Alzheimer s when symptoms have already worsened.