Can we see brain diseases in blood?

Faglige nøgleord: Blood test, Biomarkers, Neurodegeneration
Oplæg tilgængeligt på: Engelsk, fransk og arabisk

The brain is the center of all our thoughts that lead to actions executed by our body, from walking, grabbing a cup, or dancing. But what if we can't control that? What if our body dances or shakes on its own? That's what Parkinson's patients feel; their hands shake without them being able to control it. That's because of a specific protein called alpha-synuclein that aggregates neurons responsible for movement. What we are trying to do is to develop a blood test that can detect a fragment of alpha-synuclein known as a biomarker or biological marker. Its presence can show us whether a patient has this brain disease or not. This blood test is double-edged, as it could be used for the early detection of the disease; therefore, patients can work on preventing it, but it could also help improve drug development by choosing the correct patients, thereby avoiding wasting both time and money during the development.

Opdateret af Sofie Marie Møller Nielsen den 4. juni 2026

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Biomarkers
Neurodegeneration

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Opdateret af Sofie Marie Møller Nielsen den 4. juni 2026