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New research led by Nottingham University in the UK suggests abnormal levels of seven proteins in spinal fluid could be markers for the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes of a test for a disease that is difficult to diagnose at the beginning. The researchers write about their findings in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Study co-author Dr Kevin Morgan, professor of Human Genomics and Molecular Genetics at Nottingham, told that the findings are "a new lead for improving early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease".

An early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease would help people prepare for the future and also enable them to be involved in clinical trials at a much earlier stage of the disease, when treatments are more likely to show positive results, he added. About 820,000 people in the UK have dementia, of which Alzheimer's disease is the most common form. Dementia often develops slowly and is not always obvious in the early stages. It can be difficult to distinguish from the mild forgetfulness often seen in normal ageing.
Morgan and colleagues compared samples of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 33 people with Alzheimer's disease, 10 people with mild cognitive impairment, and 20 healthy older people. Mild cognitive impairment is a condition where people have problems with thinking and memory but not to an extent that it interferes with everyday life. Continue to read: medilexicon.com

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