{"id":84350,"date":"2023-11-15T22:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=84350"},"modified":"2023-11-15T22:45:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:45:01","slug":"revolutionary-first-blood-tests-to-diagnose-alzheimers-will-be-available-on-nhs-within-years-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/lifestyle\/revolutionary-first-blood-tests-to-diagnose-alzheimers-will-be-available-on-nhs-within-years-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x27;Revolutionary&#x27; first blood tests to diagnose Alzheimer&#x27;s will be available on NHS within years | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE first blood tests for Alzheimer\u2019s will be available on the NHS within five years, scientists hope.<\/p>\n<p>Two top charities are pumping in \u00a35million to fast-track research for simpler tests for the disease, which is one of Britain\u2019s top killers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2jm27hf-close-up-doctors-hand-804692080.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Current memory tasks, brain scans and spinal fluid samples are slow and complicated and four in 10 patients are never diagnosed.<\/p>\n<p>Groundbreaking new treatments are on the way but early diagnosis will be key to starting them before the brain is too damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Susan Kohlhaas, research director at Alzheimer\u2019s Research UK, said: \u201cWe expect there to be a surge in people coming forward for diagnosis but we don\u2019t have the infrastructure to cope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr Fiona Carragher, from the Alzheimer\u2019s Society, added: \u201cMany people face a very long wait of up to two or even four years to get a diagnosis, and many do not have one at all.<\/p>\n<h2>Read more on dementia<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alzheimers-dementia-research-conceptual-image-844771238-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alzheimers-dementia-research-conceptual-image-844771238-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/alzheimers-dementia-research-conceptual-image-844771238-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BERRY GOOD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How favourite fruit &#x27;slashes dementia risk&#x27; &#8211; and 9 other brain boosting foods<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mri-image-brain-showing-area-851634473-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mri-image-brain-showing-area-851634473-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mri-image-brain-showing-area-851634473-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BRAIN DECAY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Number of Brits suffering from dementia &#x27;will rise to 1.7m in next 15 years&#x27;<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThis could absolutely revolutionise the way dementia is diagnosed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two charities are teaming up to fund research into better tests.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists believe they can spot signs of dementia-causing diseases in the blood because certain proteins or biomarkers build up to harmful levels.<\/p>\n<p>More development is needed to refine the process and make it reliable and easy enough for doctors to use.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Health<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RB-COMP-BECKHAM-FAN-3.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BECK IN TIME <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I nearly died twice &#8211; then David Beckham&#8217;s incredible gesture saved my life<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jb-neymarpal-comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>LIPO TRAGEDY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Neymar\u2019s TV star pal dies at 29 from cardiac arrest after liposuction surgery<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RB-COMP-SCARLET-FEVER-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BUG ALERT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Scarlet fever outbreak fears grow as cases double &#8211; map reveals worst-hit areas<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/female-patient-open-mouth-receiving-791107505-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>CANCER ALERT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Mouth cancer deaths surge 46% amid lack of NHS dentists means cases are missed<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A blood test would be quicker and cheaper than current methods, and also nicer for patients.<\/p>\n<p>Charity polling found just six per cent of Brits would worry about a blood test, compared to 46 per cent who are fearful of having a lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Joanne Rodda, an NHS psychiatrist, said: \u201cI think perhaps within five years we will start to use these blood biomarker tests in our routine practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do need to be cautious about how we use them because the older somebody gets, the more likely it is that they will have a positive test but no symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will need to be as part of a full assessment including their symptoms and cognitive test performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Around 600,000 people in the UK have Alzheimer\u2019s disease, which causes an estimated two thirds of our 900,000 dementia cases.<\/p>\n<p>Dementia is the country\u2019s leading cause of death and has no cure.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kohlhaas added: \u201cWe\u2019re sitting on the cusp of a new era of dementia treatments, and doctors are likely going to see more people coming forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLow-cost tools like blood tests are the answer to this but we need to move them out of the lab and into the real world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/health\/24674422\/first-alzheimers-dementia-blood-tests-nhs-five-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE first blood tests for Alzheimer\u2019s will be available on the NHS within five years, scientists hope. 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