The researchers have invented a new blood test for tracing Alzheimer’s disease risk with more than 90 percent accuracy. According to the researchers, this blood test can predict if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease within three years. Moreover, the test has the ability to identify 10 lipids, or fats, in the blood that predict … [Read more...]
Alzheimer’s third leading cause of death in Americans
A new study has ranked Alzheimer’s disease as the third-leading cause of death in the United States.The first place is occupied by heart disease followed by cancer. Chronic lung disease, stroke and accidents rank fourth, fifth and sixth. The study says Alzheimer’s likely plays a much larger role in the deaths of older Americans than they are actually reported. According to the Centers for … [Read more...]