New Test Predicts Alzheimer's With Biomarker In Spinal Fluid

New Test Predicts Alzheimer's With Biomarker In Spinal Fluid: In the study, Albert and her colleagues used cerebrospinal fluid collected from healthy participants in a study of dementia risk between 1995 and 2005. Among that study group, approximately three-quarters reported a close family member with Alzheimer’s disease, indicating a higher than average risk for developing the disorder. During those years of the study and again beginning in 2009, researchers tested those participants with a battery of neuropsychological tests and a physical exam.