🧠 Blood p-Tau217: 🩸 A Blood Test That Sees Dementia Coming

from Dr RR Baliga's "Got Knowledge Doc" Podkast · host MasterMedFacts LLC

🧠 Can a simple blood test predict who will develop cognitive impairment years before symptoms appear? A landmark multicohort JAMA study shows that elevated plasma p-Tau217 strongly predicts progression to cognitive impairment and faster cognitive decline in cognitively normal older adults. The greatest value today is in improving risk stratification and enriching prevention trials—not routine screening of asymptomatic individuals. A major step toward precision prevention of Alzheimer's disease. 🔬🩸 #Alzheimers #Neurology #Biomarkers #PrecisionMedicine #BrainHealth #MedicalEducation #MedicalPodcasts

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