First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's goes on sale
C2N Diagnostics has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimers disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. If a blood test had been available, โI might have been afraid of the resultsโ but would have โjumped on thatโ to find out, she said. The blood test from C2N Diagnostics of St. Louis aims to fill that gap. If the PET scan was negative, the blood test ruled out amyloid buildup 77% of the time. The other 23% got a positive result, but that doesn't necessarily mean the blood test was incorrect, Braunstein said.
Meet two University of Michigan students raising funds for Alzheimerโs research
ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ Two students from the University of Michigan are working to help the Alzheimerโs Association raise money for Alzheimerโs care, support and research. Public health student Naini also became involved with the Alzheimerโs Association Walk to End Alzheimerโs through a U-M organization. There is so much potential for research and treatment being done at universities all over the country, including here at the University of Michigan," Naini said. Participants have already raised over $86,000 but the Walk has a goal of raising $235,000 for Alzheimerโs care, support and research. Learn more about Alzheimerโs Association Washtenaw County Walk to End Alzheimerโs here.
University of Michigan Police Department looking for missing 71-year-old man
ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security is asking for help locating a missing 71-year-old man who walked away from the Michigan Medicine Emergency Room yesterday. Richard Allen Clark, Sr. was last seen at 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, when he walked about from the Michigan Medicine Emergency Room. According to U-M DPSS, Clark is 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 134 pounds. He was last seen wearing light blue jeans, black shoes, and a green and gray plaid long sleeve shirt. If you have any information contact U-M Police Department at 734-763-1131 or email U-M Police detectives West or Mathews at mjmath@umich.edu or nfrsdlaw@umich.edu.