Research discovered a unique and promising avenue for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) earlier -- by analyzing AD biomarkers in blood -- so that the impacts of dementia can be reduced.
Research discovered a unique and promising avenue for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease earlier -- by analyzing AD biomarkers in blood -- so that the impacts of dementia can be reduced.
University of Melbourne researcher Dr Brandon Mahan leads a group of analytical geochemists from the Faculty of Science who are collaborating with neuroscientists in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences to develop a blood test for earlier diagnosis of AD, as described in a paper published inIn a world first, the researchers applied inorganic analytical geochemistry techniques, originally developed for cosmochemistry -- for example, to study the formation and evolution of the...
"Our test is scalable and -- unlike protein-based diagnostics that can break down during storage -- it avoids sample stability issues because it assesses an inorganic biomarker." "My research team -- the Melbourne Analytical Geochemistry group -- seeks partners and support to continue this important research and development."
With the world's population aging, incidence of AD is rising. The number of dementia sufferers is anticipated to double every 20 years and the global cost of dementia is forecast to rise to US$2.8 trillion by 2030. In 2024, more than 421,000 Australians live with dementia. It is the second leading cause of death in Australia and the leading cause for Australian women.
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