ANN ARBOR, Mich. (News 10) – Alzheimer’s disease can be difficult to identify early, but a new generation of blood tests is giving doctors another way to look for it.
The tests focus on proteins linked to Alzheimer’s. University of Michigan Health neurologist Dr. Judy Heidebrink said they are quickly becoming part of specialty clinic visits.
Heidebrink said the blood tests are only one piece of the puzzle and do not replace a full memory workup or other brain testing…