Predicting The Possibility Of Alzheimer's Disease In The Elderly With A Blood Test
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Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have made a groundbreaking and surprising discovery about Alzheimer's disease. According to a study published in Nature Medicine, the research of this group of scientists shows that star-shaped brain cells, known as astrocytes, play an important role in the development of this disease. A blood test predicts the possibility of Alzheimer's disease in the elderly In their study, this research team examined the blood samples of more than 1,000 cognitively healthy elderly people as well as people with cognitive impairment. During this research, they found that only those who had both amyloid markers (signs of brain pathology implicated in Alzheimer's) and their blood markers, abnormal activation or reactivity of astrocytes, were likely to develop symptomatic Alzheimer's disease in the future. or star-shaped cells. This finding is very important for the development of effective drugs to stop the progression...