New blood test could predict Parkinson’s 7 years before symptom onset
Researchers have used AI to develop a biomarker blood test that can help diagnose Parkinson’s, and also predict the likelihood of its development.
As Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the world’s fastest-growing neurodegenerative disorder, with the prevalence doubling in the past 25 years, there is a desperate need for new treatments and methods for diagnosis. Now, researchers from University College London (UCL; UK) and University Medical Center Goettingen (Germany) have developed a blood test that incorporates AI to predict PD up to 7 years before the onset of symptoms.
