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biological marker
20 posts
No Psychological Harm in Knowing Alzheimer’s Risk
[ad_1] Learning about one’s Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk may not cause emotional distress — but it could curb…
May 9, 2025
Low- and No-Calorie Sweeteners Not the ‘Dietary Boogeyman’
[ad_1] I wish it astonished me that people are still publishing studies about non-nutritive sweeteners’ purported links to…
May 3, 2025
Metabolic Syndrome in Midlife Tied to Early-Onset Dementia
[ad_1] TOPLINE: Metabolic syndrome was associated with a 24% increased risk for young-onset dementia, defined as dementia before…
April 30, 2025
US Alzheimer’s Prevalence Surpasses 7 Million
[ad_1] For the first time, the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has surpassed 7 million,…
April 30, 2025
Telomere Length Linked to Age-Related Brain Diseases
[ad_1] Longer leukocyte telomeres are linked to a lower risk for stroke, dementia, and late-life depression (LLD), early…
February 12, 2025
Nasal Swabs Identify Kids’ Asthma Subtypes
[ad_1] A simple, noninvasive nasal swab identified a predominance of T2-low asthma subtypes in racial and ethnic minority…
January 21, 2025
Ultraprocessed Foods Linked to Faster Biological Aging
[ad_1] TOPLINE: Consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs), such as carbonated drinks, processed meats, and sweet or savory packaged…
November 21, 2024
Use of Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease in Primary Care
[ad_1] In our previous case-based review, I teased the opportunity to use biomarkers to increase the accuracy and…
November 11, 2024
Finger-Prick Test for Alzheimer’s Disease?
[ad_1] A finger-prick blood test can accurately identify p-tau217 — a key biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) —…
November 2, 2024
ALS Blood Test Promises Accurate, Earlier Diagnosis
[ad_1] Researchers have developed a blood test for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that could lead to more rapid…
September 17, 2024