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The new blood test catching Alzheimer’s 10 years early

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Recent clinical trials across Australia have unveiled a significant advancement in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease – a highly accurate blood test known as P-tau217.

Speaking to 6PR Breakfast with Millsy and Karl, neurologist Christopher Rowe said the new diagnostic tool would be able to detect Alzheimer’s-related brain changes a decade or more before physical symptoms appear.

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Rowe says the discovery is “a positive result after decades of frustration”.

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