Neurodegenative Disease Support

“Why Neurologists Are Calling Quest Rapid Alzheimer’s Test ‘an Absolute Catastrophe’”

TLDR by a real person:

Quest Diagnostics has released its Quest AD-Detect™ blood test for $400.

Problems:

1. The test has a high rate of false positives—29% false positives.

2. Tests are easy to misinterpret. They only tell you if you MIGHT get Alzheimer’s… with a 29% false positive rate.

3. The test looks for beta-amyloid proteins, one hallmark of Alzheimer’s. But the buildup of these proteins hasn’t been studied in a large enough cross-section of the population to lead to any conclusions.

4. Symptoms that look a lot like Alzheimer’s can be caused by a wide range of other things. If you misinterpret the test as meaning you have Alzheimer’s, you could miss some other serious conditions.