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Soon Alzheimer disease will be able to be detected by blood test

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brainNew York: Researchers are claiming that soon Alzheimer can be detected by blood test .They  have found that a protein, the levels of which can be easily monitored in routine blood tests, could serve as a new biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills.

For the study, the international team of researchers assessed the levels of activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) in elderly individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

“We have found a clear connection between ADNP levels in the blood and amyloid plaques (a hallmark Alzheimer’s) in the brain,” said lead researcher Illana Gozes from Tel Aviv University in Israel.

The study also found that ADNP levels tested in the blood correlate with higher IQ in healthy older adults.

The findings, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, suggests that a routine blood test can reveal Alzheimer’s risk and IQ measurements.

Currently, the medical professionals have to conduct a long series of tests to assess a patient’s memory impairment and cognitive skills, functional abilities, and behavioural changes to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.

For the purpose of the study, the investigators analysed blood samples taken from 42 healthy adults, patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and Alzheimer’s disease patients at Rambam Medical Center in Israel.

Significant increases in ADNP RNA levels were observed in patients ranging from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s dementia.

“This study has provided the basis to detect this biomarker in routine, non-invasive blood tests, and it is known that early intervention is invaluable to Alzheimer’s patients,” Gozes pointed out.

“We are now planning to take these preliminary findings forward into clinical trials — to create a pre-Alzheimer’s test that will help to tailor potential preventative treatments,” Gozes noted.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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