Lack of access to high-quality education at an early age; being overweight during early adulthood; or having high blood pressure, diabetes and two or more risk factors for heart health in adolescence, the 20s and midlife were significantly related to cognitive problems and dementia in adulthood, according to new research. …
Read More »Alzheimer’s: Poor Health in Teens and 20s Raises Risk of Dementia Later, Studies Find
Lack of access to high-quality education at an early age; being overweight during early adulthood; or having high blood pressure, diabetes and two or more risk factors for heart health in adolescence, the 20s and midlife were significantly related to cognitive problems and dementia in adulthood, according to new research. …
Read More »Alzheimer’s blood test closer to reality – studies
In a study presented Tuesday at the conference and published in JAMA, a blood test to detect the tau protein, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, was as accurate as a lumbar puncture or positron emission tomography ( PET), which are the current gold diagnostic standards while a person …
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