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Blood test for Alzheimer’s disease could be as accurate as painful lumbar puncture, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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A blood test could be just as good at detecting the signs of Alzheimer’s disease as painful and invasive lumbar punctures, research suggests. Measuring levels of a protein called p-tau217 in the blood could be just as accurate at detecting signs of the progressive condition, experts say. The protein is a marker for biological changes…