Scientists have developed a novel blood test that may potentially facilitate the detection of Alzheimer's at an early stage giving people up to 15 years warning before the condition develops. If we wish to have a drug at our disposal that can significantly inhibit the progress of the disease we need blood tests that detect Alzheimer's in its pre-dementia stages said lead researcher Klaus Gerwert professor at Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany.Read about these 6 tips to prevent the onset of Alzheimer's. The novel test can pick up the tell tale proteins - known as amyloid-beta peptides - that characterise the