Research shows the p-tau217 blood test can indicate very high risk of Alzheimer's disease before symptoms begin, offering ...

A new study has found that people who have dementia are, on average, diagnosed 3.5 years after symptoms first appear. This is even longer — an average of 4.1 years after symptoms first show — for ...

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Early detection is widely regarded as a fundamental step in managing Alzheimer's in the current world. The 2024 Lancet ...

People with dementia are diagnosed an average of 3.5 years after symptoms are first noticed, or even longer (4.1 years) for those with early-onset dementia, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.