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New test detects Alzheimer's 10 years before symptoms Citizens The Voice of the Interior

A team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, developed a revolutionary test that can detect Alzheimer's up to 10 years before the first symptoms appear.This advance, published in the journal Nature Medicine, is based on the detection of biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid, specifically tau protein, which plays a key role in the progression of the disease.Early detection of tau proteinThe test identifies small amounts of tau protein…