New blood test for Alzheimer's Disease

'As new treatments that target the early stages of Alzheimer's disease are developed, it is very important that we find a way of diagnosing this disease as early as possible.

There is currently no accurate way of diagnosing Alzheimer's until clinical symptoms emerge. A blood test could help people receive treatments before symptoms develop, allowing doctors to give patients treatment that can help stabilise a person's condition much earlier.

Research is still in the early stages and more funding is now needed to ensure that this important research can be done as quickly as possible.'

Professor Clive Ballard
Director of Research
Alzheimer's Society