A simple blood test identified women at higher risk for dementia up to 25 years before symptoms appeared. Higher levels of the biomarker p-tau217 were linked to a much greater chance of developing ...

A groundbreaking blood test measuring tau protein levels could help predict dementia risk up to 25 years before symptoms ...

The outcome of the study revealed other interesting associations, too.

Affecting millions of people and their families, dementia is an increasing global health issue. Timeliness of intervention, better management, and enhanced quality of life for individuals impacted ...

Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges facing aging populations around the world. Millions of people develop memory loss and thinking problems as they grow older, and Alzheimer’s disease is ...

A neurologist has revealed that a "simple" drawing test could indicate if a person is living with dementia. Dementia is marked by a gradual decline in cognitive function, more often seen in people ...

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 ...

People could pick up on subtle signs that they might be struggling with dementia if they cannot pass a certain test. It takes under a minute to complete, and experts say it is "even more accurate" ...

The Ministry of Justice is set to subject new prison inmates aged 60 or above to a dementia test at key prisons in Japan from fiscal 2018 onward, it has emerged. The ministry plans to carry out a ...

A neurologist has revealed that a simple drawing task could indicate whether a person is showing signs of dementia. Dementia is defined by a gradual decline in cognitive function, primarily affecting ...

Groundbreaking UK research suggests a simple vision test could predict dementia risk over a decade before symptoms appear. Loughborough University's study of over 8,600 adults revealed that those who ...