No tests exist for early diagnosis of a specific type of Alzheimer's that strikes after the age of 70. Ageing of the European population means that the incidence of this late-onset disease version is likely to increase four-fold in the next 50 years.
Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that currently affects 2 % of the population in industrialised countries. An early diagnosis and appropriate therapy that would improve the condition of LOAD patients is urgently needed.
Further details: New test relieves the LOAD of Alzheimer's