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Scientists find early warning system for Alzheimer’s in the retina and lens of the eye
Scientists find early warning system for Alzheimer?s in the retina and lens of the eye - Science - News - The Independent
Scientists find early warning system for Alzheimer?s in the retina and lens of the eye - Science - News - The Independent
Scientists believe they have hit upon an early-warning system for identifying Alzheimer’s, after two separate new studies identified a “biomarker” of the disease that can be spotted in an eye test.
Early trials of two different techniques reveal that an indicator for the degenerative disorder can be identified in the retina and lens of the eye. Both methods were able to distinguish between probable Alzheimer’s patients and healthy volunteers with a high level of accuracy.
The scientists behind both projects stressed that their research was still at a very early stage but expressed hope that it could be developed into an eye test which could be used to identify people with the disease.
Dr Simon Ridley, head of science at the Alzheimer’s Research UK charity welcomed the research.