Italian researchers develop blood test to predict, prevent AD

Apr 18, 2014 800

A blood test developed in Italy could help predicting and preventing Alzheimer's Disease (AD), local researchers said on Monday.

Researchers at the Catholic University in Rome and at the Fatebenefratelli hospitals of Rome and Brescia, who conducted the study, said in a statement that free copper circulating in the blood can have a toxic effect on the brain, and thus become a target for preventative treatment.

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Fonte: Italian Good News

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