A blood test was able to predict the risk of dementia in women up to 25 years before symptoms appear, according to a new ...

(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 ...

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

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

A new blood test could determine a woman’s dementia risk as early as 25 years before symptoms emerge. That’s according to new research from the University of California San Diego, which found that a ...

A blood test can predict the risk of dementia in women up to 25 years before symptoms appear, researchers say. Experts in the ...

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

Experts say the discovery might mean women could be given help long before memory problems affect their daily life ...