A blood test can predict the risk of dementia in women up to 25 years before symptoms appear, researchers say.Experts in the US found that higher levels of a protein called p-tau217 – which is linked ...

A long-term study of 2,766 women in the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study found that higher baseline plasma p-tau217 levels were associated with a greater risk of developing mild cognitive ...

The blood biomarker p-tau217 has "shown the most promise in detecting Alzheimer's in the brain," researchers of a new study say.

Experts in the US found that higher levels of a protein called p-tau217 were an accurate predictor of people developing cognitive problems and dementia.

Dementia can be predicted in women up to 25 years before symptoms begin through a simple blood test, according to new research. A protein measured in blood samples is "strongly linked" to the future ...

New research suggests that an existing blood test may help to determine when someone is likely to develop Alzheimer's disease ...

Researchers say elevated p-tau217 levels in older women were strongly linked to future dementia, raising hopes for earlier detection and prevention strategies.

Carole Rainey, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy, started to notice something wasn’t quite right with her husband, Bill, when he began to ramble in a way that was unlike him. He had ...

A new study suggests a simple blood test may help predict dementia in women up to 25 years before symptoms appear. Researchers found higher levels of a blood protein called p-tau217 were strongly ...

Scientists found that a blood protein called p tau217 may reveal dementia risk up to 25 years before symptoms appear.

A blood test can predict the risk of dementia in women up to 25 years before symptoms appear, researchers say. Experts in the US found that higher levels of a protein called p-tau217 – which is linked ...

Experts say the discovery might mean women could be given help long before memory problems affect their daily life ...