Dementia Prevention Digest

Blood Test Innovations

• 🔥 First Commercial Tau Tangle Assay: Alamar Biosciences launched the eMTBR-Tau assay, the first commercial blood test...

Two personal accounts reveal distinct dementia journeys:

• A widow details three years caring for her husband with Lewy body dementia, stressing...

Multiple companies are advancing blood-based tests that could transform early Alzheimer's detection.

• Beckman Coulter received CE Mark for its...

New studies show work productivity drops can appear up to 15 years before early-onset dementia diagnosis, averaging $13,800 less income yearly.

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Two new studies reveal simple physical markers that flag dementia risk years early.

• Fast walkers cut cognitive decline risk by 50% and show more...

Rising dementia cases mean primary care physicians will handle most prevention, screening, and diagnosis amid long specialist waits.

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Intervention Research Updates

• 🔥 Liraglutide Trial Results: Imperial College London researchers reported that liraglutide cut brain shrinkage by...

A repurposed diabetes drug delivered one of the clearest imaging signals yet in Alzheimer’s research.

• Strong effect: Liraglutide reduced...

Alzheimer's brain changes begin years or even decades before any symptoms appear, creating a crucial preclinical window for proactive prevention and...

Beckman Coulter’s p-Tau217 blood test gaining CE mark under IVDR is converging with growing optimism that affordable tests can move Alzheimer’s...

Older adults with quicker natural walking speeds showed 50% lower risk of cognitive decline and better brain health measures.

• Gait speed serves as...

Cleveland Clinic's new HAP-E pilot equips older adults with epilepsy to curb cognitive decline before dementia through seizure control, lifestyle...

Early Detection Advances

• 🔥 EEG Hearing Test for MCI: An EEG-based test measuring brain processing of speech can distinguish mild cognitive...

A Swedish study of over 1,800 adults found that anti-inflammatory diets significantly lowered dementia incidence, even among those with higher...

A simple EEG-based hearing test measuring brain responses to speech shows potential as a non-invasive, low-cost screening tool for mild cognitive...

Blood tests for Alzheimer's are accelerating toward everyday clinical use.

• Beckman Coulter launches CE-marked p-Tau217 assay in Europe for scalable...

Early Detection Advances

• 🔥 Finger-Prick Test: A home finger-prick test using dried blood spots can measure p-tau217 levels linked to...

Super-agers aged 80+ maintain razor-sharp memories by producing twice as many new hippocampal neurons as cognitively healthy peers—and 2.5 times...

Three emerging methods highlight the shift to accessible Alzheimer's screening.

• Saccadic eye movements via a compact GAP device linked longer...

Early Detection Advances

• 🔥 Hearing and Eye Tests: Hearing and eye tests could spot dementia before symptoms show by speeding up detection when...