Smith Could a simple blood test predict your risk of getting dementia years, or even decades, before you experience memory ...

Researchers say a simple blood test could help flag which older women face a higher risk of dementia long before any symptoms appear. In a new study, published in JAMA Network Open, women with higher ...

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

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

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

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

(fotostorm/E+/Getty Images) Diagnostic tests are continuing to get better at spotting the earliest signs of dementia, and new research suggests that a simple blood sample could help identify those at ...

Women with higher levels of p-tau217, a blood protein, were twice as likely to eventually develop dementia or mild cognitive impairment.

Detecting the risk of Alzheimer's early is invaluable in taking the right steps to prevent the yet incurable disease, and one biomarker may help do just that.

Now, with the passing of House Bill 565, also known as Jill’s Law, all Mississippians will have access to biomarker testing ...

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