I have 3 generations of women with Alzheimer's in my family, but, as a strict raw Vegan feel that this has more to do with their diet since all 3 would have diets loaded with sugars, white flour, little exercise, over- weight. Still its in my genes so would a test study done with Vegans or has such a test been done, if so I would very much appreciate knowing this information, & may very well consider being part of the studies themselves. Vivian

Nothing about a vegan lifestyle has any grand empirically proven result over any extended period of time excepting a possibly cleaner colon--Maybe. With distinct genetic history I would certainly get the test if at an age of concept.

The question is what produced the auto antibodies? 90% of amyloid plaques culture out bacteria. 80 % are treponema denticola an oral pathogen. Others are Borrelia. So why don't we culture the oral cavity to see if a pathogen is present then we can treat it.

Considering reports show early onset as showing symptoms as much as 10 years earlier and the current age range for early onset is 40-50, at what age are they recommending doing these tests. What age were these test individuals? Because this is the first of its kind are individuals going to be charged an exorbitant amount for this testing? I sincerely hope not! The idea of having this illness is devastating enough without having to decide, Can I afford the testing?.

...let me (cynically) guess, the test won't be available for 10 years or more.

Great stuff...so they know you do or don't have Alzheimers...so then what?

Surely the key information is Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine... seems hardly plausible that such an institution would develop a test as revolutionary as this sounds. It's also not a very scientific presentation: "100% accurate" - sensitivity and specificity would be much more valuable.

@VivianAaron — Considering your family history, you might want to do some research on turmeric/curcumin. The phytosome extract-version is supposedly much better absorbed, and Curcumin's toxicity is low.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12676044 — review of safety in publications.

@VivianAaron. It is very hit and miss. I too have three generations of Alzheimer's in the family (well, dementia anyway, I don't think there were any autopsies carried out). I am over 70 and offered my services to an Alzheimer's study but have recently been rejected after the battery of tests, including MRI etc, show that I have no indicators. By-the-way, I don't think that being a Vegan helps in any way and may even be detrimental to your overall health, but that's your choice.

"diets loaded with sugars, white flour, little exercise, over- weight" - these factors all correlate highly with rapid progression of Alzheimers in susceptible people. But note, there is nothing to prevent you as a vegan from consuming lots of sugar and white flour! I have one vegan friend who consumes too many vegan sweets, always prefers a bus to walking, and is overweight. But compared to his pictures of when he was a carnivore, he has clearly lost weight. The other vegans I know are almost all super athletes with incredible stamina and enviable power/weight ratio. Just by being a vegan, you are already in the class of "diet aware" people, which gives you a big statistical advantage whatever your genetic susceptibility may be. Keep up the good living!