Blood tests for diagnosing dementia to be offered in UK trial

Thousands of people in the UK are to take part in countrywide trials to identify accurate and quick blood tests that can diagnose dementia, led by Professor Jonathan Schott (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) and Dementias Platform UK, based at the University of Oxford.

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