is there a blood test for parkinson's disease
If the disease were diagnosed earlier, doctors might be able to intervene and slow the progression of the disease. Now researchers from La Trobe University in Australia have developed a diagnostic blood test for Parkinsonâs, according to a press release. Thanks to a grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the test might make its way to clinical use in the next five years. If it were to do so, it would be the world's first blood test for Parkinson's. The blood test is based on a discovery that the researchers made about a decade ago, that over-active mitochondria are responsible for the buildup of toxic products responsible for the cell damage inherent to Parkinsonâs.