Hong Kong Team Develops Improved Test to Catch Alzheimer’s Early

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Nancy IP, the Morningside Professor of Life Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and her team have developed a cutting-edge blood test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. Photo: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

An international team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a blood test that can detect Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) at early stages, which the team said has an accuracy rate of more than 96% and 87%, respectively.

The blood test is the HKUST’s latest advancement in identifying Alzheimer’s, allowing patients to get treated before symptoms appear. It’s somewhat better than the blood test the university developed in 2021, which it said can also be used to spot the early signs of the disease with an accuracy rate of over 96%.