Researchers Moon and Son analyze nasal discharge for AD

We all knew snotty nosed kids from elementary school, but snot actually is a very polite Dutch descriptor for equine glanders.  In this case, nasal mucus might be a fluid holding biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease.  In 2027, researchers at South Korea’ Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology showed that a buildup of soluble amyloid beta in the olfactory system of mice indicated early stages of AD.  Now, “[With] this line of inquiry, the team enlisted 39 patients with Alzheimer’s disease and 21 in the same age group as a control. Comparing samples of nasal discharge taken from the participants revealed some key differences, with the levels of two amyloid beta oligomers consistently higher in those with the disease.”  MORE

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Key words: diagnosis, Alzheimer’s disease, soluble amyloid beta, amyloid beta, olfactory tissue, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology