New Delhi, March 20 A new type of blood test that analyzes the folding of amino acids rather than their amounts may detect the earliest biological signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study.Analysis of blood plasma samples from over 500 individuals showed that structural differences in...
New Delhi, March 11 A study has found that a woman's risk of developing dementia may be predicted 25 years before symptoms begin through a test of a blood-based biomarker called 'phosphorylated tau 217' – a protein linked to the brain changes seen in Alzheimer's disease.Higher levels of...
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New Delhi, February 17 A study conducted on 27.8 million people in the US has shown that exposure to air pollution can directly contribute to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, rather than causing it indirectly through chronic conditions such as hypertension and stroke.The findings...
New Delhi, February 13 A new study suggests that long COVID, which refers to 'SARS-CoV-2' symptoms that persist despite having recovered from the initial infection, and Alzheimer's disease may share underlying processes.Researchers, led by those from New York University in the US, found that...