New blood test could revolutionise dementia diagnoses

02/02/2025 4 min
New blood test could revolutionise dementia diagnoses

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Episode Synopsis

A new blood test is being trialed in the UK to detect the early signs of dementia. It is hoped it could identify patients sooner, so they can potentially benefit from drugs that slow the progression of the disease. With more than 400,000 Australians identified by the Government as living with dementia - and a forecast that those numbers could go up to 900,000 by 2050 - that could be a significant breakthrough.

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