Alzheimer's Society Urges Early Diagnosis

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Alzheimer's society calls on doctors to use newer early diagnostic testing due to improvements

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Alzheimer's society calls on doctors to use newer early diagnostic testing due to improvements.

Right now, doctors rely on brain scans called PET scans to find amyloid plaques or do a spinal tap to check for abnormal levels of proteins like beta-amyloid and tau.

Diagnosing Alzheimer's earlier could open the door to treatments that have the best chance of working.

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