What if clues to Alzheimer's disease could be found while someone was still in their 50s or 60s—and feeling perfectly fine? A new study found that Alzheimer's-related proteins in the blood were already associated with differences in memory and thinking during midlife, potentially years before dementia would normally be diagnosed.
What if clues to Alzheimer's disease could be found while someone was still in their 50s or 60s—and feeling perfectly fine?
A new study found that Alzheimer's-related proteins in the blood were already associated with differences in memory and thinking during midlife, potentially years before dementia would normally be diagnosed.
Researchers measured several forms of amyloid-beta and tau—proteins associated with the characteristic plaques and tangles found in Alzheimer's disease.
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What if clues to Alzheimer's disease could be found while someone was still in their 50s or 60s—and feeling perfectly fine? A new study found that Alzheimer's-related proteins in the blood were already associated with differences in memory and thinking during midlife, potentially years before dementia would normally be diagnosed. Researchers measured several forms of amyloid-beta and tau—proteins associated with the characteristic plaques and tangles found in Alzheimer's disease.
None had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
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