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- No test exists that can definitely diagnose Alzheimer's disease
- Genetic testing for APOE e4 can indicate a greater than average risk of developing Alzheimer's disease http://www.latimes.com/features/health/l...
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One of the problems with diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease is that the plaques and tangles which characterize the disease can't be viewed until after death, during an autopsy, so that the diagnosis is generally one of exclusion.
On July 12, 2009, Bayer reported that it had identified a marker, florbetaben, that could successfully identified Alzheimer's by a blood test 80% of the time. Further testing is needed to confirm the resultshttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56B0YZ20090712<ref>
TYM Alzheimer's Test
On June 10, 2009, the British Medical Journal reported resuts of a study involving "Test Your Memory" (TYM), a cognitive function screening tool. 540 peope were evaluated, and the test correctly identified 93% of those who had previously been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Alzheimers/story?id=7799303&page=13-
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ExonHit announces availability of Alzheimer detection tests
The company said that the use of AclarusDx Alzheimer's test could be a tremendous asset for the pharmaceutical industry as it has the potential to identify ... (December 03, 2009)Trading Markets (press release) -
bioasis Executes Agreement With Fleet Bioprocessing Ltd. to Develop Diagnostic ...
The agreement with Fleet will reduce product development timelines for the bioasis p97 Alzheimer's test and enable faster entry into the $36 billion IVD ... (December 03, 2009)GlobeNewsWire (press release) -
5 Health Tests You May Not Need
The home test kit may sound innocent enough, but some women might use this to assess whether they still need birth control. Home Alzheimer's test: The home ... (November 25, 2009)FOXNews -
Bayer starts Phase III study for Alzheimer test
DE) has started enrolling participants for the last stage of testing of its Alzheimer's marker florbetaben, which could offer a way to diagnose early onset ... (November 30, 2009)Reuters
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