Blood Test Can Detect Alzheimer’s with 93% Accuracy, Says Major Study by Taipei Veterans General Hospital

A major breakthrough in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease has been achieved. A collaborative study between Taipei Veterans General Hospital and South Korea’s Hanyang University has found that a simple blood draw of just a few cubic centimeters can effectively screen individuals at high risk of Alzheimer’s. The early diagnostic accuracy reaches up to 93%, potentially replacing the need for costly and invasive PET scans, which can cost around NT$70,000 per session, with a test costing only a few thousand NT dollars.