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Abc Newsscience2 days ago
Blood Test Links Highest p-Tau217 Levels to 38 % Five-Year Impairment Risk in Older Adults
A study of 2,684 healthy older adults found that the highest levels of p-tau217 corresponded to a 38 percent chance of cognitive impairment within five years and 78 percent within ten years. Researchers published the results in JAMA and presented them at the Alzheimer's Associati…
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ncbi.nlm.nih.govscience65 days ago
Blood Test May Predict Dementia Risk Before Symptoms Appear
Researchers analyzed blood metabolites from more than 220,000 UK residents and found that individuals whose biological age exceeded their chronological age faced higher dementia risk. The link was stronger for vascular dementia. The study suggests biological aging data could iden…