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  • Senior Scientist (BMSF), Proteomics Team Leader (CHeBA), Lecturer (conjoint) (SOMS), UNSW
A blood test for dementia would be great, but there are limitations as to what blood can tell us about our brains. from www.shutterstock.com.au

How far off is a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?

Anne Poljak, UNSW and Perminder Sachdev, UNSW

Blood has some disadvantages for diagnosis as it is separated from the brain by what is called the “blood brain barrier”. This makes it difficult to establish that a signal is actually coming from the brain.

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