Blood Test Shows Accuracy for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study shows a type of blood test can determine if a patient has Alzheimer’s Disease with about 90 percent accuracy. 

According to the study, most of the time the blood test correctly identifies if patients with memory loss have Alzheimer’s, a disease that impacts 32 million people worldwide. 

The test represents the latest innovation in being able to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with a simple blood test. 

The new research was conducted in Sweden. 

Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight. To schedule an interview with an expert, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum at [email protected].

Christina Prather is the Chair of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She co-directs the Memory Evaluation and Treatment Clinic and provides outpatient palliative care in the GW Palliative and Supportive Care Clinic.

Tania Alchalabi, is an assistant professor of medicine with the GW Medical Faculty Associates, she also co-directs the Geriatrics outpatient memory clinic, provides mentorship to Geriatrics fellows, medical students in outpatient and transitions of care arenas.

Robert Turner is an assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Neurology, at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.