Scientists Develop AI-Assisted, Blood Test to Detect, Parkinson's Before Onset.<br />'The Guardian' reports that researchers believe <br />a new blood test that uses artificial intelligence <br />can predict the development of Parkinson's disease. .<br />The test, which could alert people to the health <br />condition seven years before symptoms arise, <br />may hit the health service within the next two years.<br />Currently, there are no drugs that protect the brain <br />from Parkinson's, however, an accurate predictor <br />would allow clinics to identify at-risk patients. .<br />Those patients could be eligible to take <br />part in clinical trials of treatments that <br />are aimed at slowing the disease.<br />At the moment, <br />we’re shutting the <br />stable door after<br />the horse has bolted, Prof Kevin Mills, Senior author on the study at UCL Great <br />Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, via 'The Guardian'.<br />We need to get to <br />people before they <br />develop symptoms. <br />It’s always better to do <br />prevention rather than cure, Prof Kevin Mills, Senior author on the study at UCL Great <br />Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, via 'The Guardian'.<br />'The Guardian' reports that Parkinson's is the fastest <br />growing neurodegenerative disease in the world, <br />impacting over ten million people worldwide.<br />People with the disease experience <br />uncontrollable tremors, difficulty <br />with movement and muscle stiffness. .<br />The disease can also cause problems with <br />balance, memory, nerve pain and dizziness.<br />The new test, developed by scientists at UCL <br />and the University of Göttingen, used AI to<br />identify a signature pattern of eight blood <br />proteins found in Parkinson’s patients
