Simple blood test hailed as ‘holy grail’ to detect Alzheimer’s disease

A major breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s has been announced, with a simple blood test able to detect the disease before symptoms appear. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Blood test detects Alzheimer’s before symptoms appearKnow the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today ArrowAt the new Centre for Alzheimer’s Research, some of Australia’s brightest scientific minds have unveiled the breakthrough blood test that can detect Alzheimer’s disease years before memory loss begins. The test measures tiny proteins in the blood, markers that indicate Alzheimer’s. The life-changing new blood test. You can modify such that you never develop Alzheimer’s disease,” Professor Matthew Kiernan from Neuroscience Research Australia said.