MedPage Today

Blood Tests Predict Dementia in Down Syndrome

Elevated plasma p-tau217 signaled cognitive decline and dementia risk in people with Down syndrome. High p-tau217 and GFAP levels predicted future amyloid buildup. Down syndrome-related Alzheimer's ...
Colorado Public Radio

How rheumatoid arthritis and Down syndrome are helping researchers find treatments for Alzheimer’s

One Colorado researcher is moving forward with a clinical trial to see whether the drug Leukine, normally used for bone marrow transplants and to treat some forms of cancer, reverses memory loss in ...
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Finger-prick blood test shows promise for detecting Alzheimer’s disease biology

Finger-prick dried blood sampling can accurately measure key Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, including p-tau217, GFAP, and ...
MedPage Today

Young-Onset Dementia Risk Rises With Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome was tied to a 24% higher risk of young-onset dementia in a population-based cohort study. Risks of vascular dementia and Alzheimer's also rose in younger people with metabolic ...
CNN

Metabolic syndrome is a big risk factor for early dementia, and what you do makes a difference, study suggests

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. How you manage a cluster of ...
WZZM

MSP: Missing 19-year-old with dementia, down syndrome found safe

MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — Michigan State Police confirmed to 13 ON YOUR SIDE that Delci Pearl Hayden, 19, has been found and she is safe. Hayden had been last seen in Lakeview, Montcalm County. She was ...