# Researchers warn social media is driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer’s blood tests

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-15 12:30 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/15/researchers-warn-social-media-driving-harmful-misuse-of-alzheimers-blood-tests

> Researchers say social media is misleading healthy people without symptoms into taking Alzheimer’s blood tests, causing severe anxiety about biological markers that may never lead to dementia. More than one-third of analysed posts promoted testing for asymptomatic people. Clinicians say the tests should not be used alone for diagnosis or as screening tools.