New Skin Test to Diagnose Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Soon there could be a new skin test that offers a potential bio-marker that may allow doctors to identify and diagnose Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. A new study has revealed that skin biopsies can be used to detect elevated levels of abnormal proteins in both the diseases. Study author Ildefonso Rodriguez-Leyva said, "Until now, pathological confirmation was not possible without a brain biopsy, so these diseases often go unrecognized until after the disease ...