Testing for Alzheimer’s
December 23rd, 2006 by Bill TuscanDiseases
Over four million people have Alzheimer's. There wasn't any way short of an autopsy to know conclusively where and how much of the beta-amyloid protein that short circuits the brains wiring was in the patient. Now a radioactive compound has been developed that can be injected into the veins of a patient. This compound travels and sticks to the plaques By using an imaging system similar to a CT scan which is called positron emission tomography the extent of the beta-amyloid proteins can be seen. This test performed on only nine patients and five controls holds promise that doctors may...