Posts Tagged ‘amyloid hypothesis’
Questionable “Alzheimer’s blood test” goes on sale prior to FDA approval
First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s goes on sale (NBC News): A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. It also raises concern about the accuracy and impact of such…
Read MoreStudy challenges the “seductive” amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
_____ Vascular Health at Age 36 Tied to Brain Health at 70 (Medpage Today): “A longitudinal study shed light on just how early people may want to start doing something to reduce their dementia risk decades in the future. Each 1% increase in Framingham vascular risk score at age 36 was associated with 9% higher white…
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