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Can a Blood Test Assess Your Alzheimer’s Risk?

Featuring Mark Alberts, MD

A simple blood test might be the first step in knowing if you’ll eventually get Alzheimer’s disease.

“This is a big step forward in assessing and defining the risk of developing AD for some people,” says Mark J. Alberts, MD, co-physician-in-chief of the Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute. “The test is redefining the perspective we’re taking on Alzheimer’s.
“It’s a big deal.”

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