{"id":1012,"date":"2025-12-23T18:36:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cndr\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:53:33","slug":"alzheimers-blood-tests-show-promise-but-accuracy-varies-across-groups-says-dr-hu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cndr\/alzheimers-blood-tests-show-promise-but-accuracy-varies-across-groups-says-dr-hu\/","title":{"rendered":"Alzheimer\u2019s Blood Tests Show Promise\u2014but Accuracy Varies Across Groups, Says Dr. Hu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent advances in Alzheimer\u2019s diagnostics have ushered in a new generation of blood tests that promise faster, simpler detection of the disease\u2019s biological markers. But according to Dr. William T. Hu, the scientific promise does not yet translate into a clear clinical path\u2014especially across diverse patient populations. Dr. Hu\u2019s research found that some blood-based biomarkers, while reasonably accurate in White patients, showed much lower accuracy in Black individuals, underscoring that <strong data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"814\">\u201c<\/strong><em>there\u2019s a high chance that they actually won\u2019t have Alzheimer\u2019s<\/em><strong data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"814\">\u201d<\/strong> despite a positive result.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/new-alzheimers-blood-tests-promise-early-detection-but-no-clear-path-forward\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent advances in Alzheimer\u2019s diagnostics have ushered in a new generation of blood tests that promise faster, simpler detection of the disease\u2019s biological markers. 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