US EditionBlood test detects dementia risk in women 25 years before symptoms
Higher blood plasma levels of phosphorylated tau 217 predict dementia risk in women up to 25 years before symptoms, based on data from over 2,700 participants, researchers said.
- 1- A new study suggests a blood test can predict dementia risk in women up to 25 years before symptoms appear. 2- Researchers found higher levels of the protein p-tau217, linked to Alzheimer’s brain changes, strongly predicted future cognitive decline. 3- The study of 2,766 women in the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study by the University of California San Diego shows early warning signs of dementia can be detected decades before symptoms.
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Groundbreaking blood test could identify women at risk of dementia 'decades before' symptoms emerge
A simple blood test could identify women at risk of developing dementia up to a quarter of a century before any symptoms emerge, a groundbreaking study has revealed.Scientists discovered that elevated concentrations of a protein known as p-tau217, which is associated with the neurological changes observed in Alzheimer's patients, served as a reliable indicator of future cognitive decline.The research offers particular significance given that wom…
A blood test could indicate who will later receive Alzheimer's. In a new study, some subjects could see an increased risk up to 25 years before the start of the first symptoms.
Blood test signals dementia risk in women decades before symptoms, UCSD study finds
A brain scan of a person with Alzheimer’s disease. (Image courtesy of the Keck School of Medicine at USC) UC San Diego researchers found a blood-based biomarker can predict a woman’s risk of developing dementia as many as 25 years before symptoms appear, according to a paper published Tuesday. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, found higher levels of phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217) — a protein linked to the brain changes seen in Alzhei…
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