Researchers say a simple blood test could help flag which older women face a higher risk of dementia long before any symptoms ...

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

Researchers say elevated p-tau217 levels in older women were strongly linked to future dementia, raising hopes for earlier ...

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

The blood biomarker p-tau217 has "shown the most promise in detecting Alzheimer's in the brain," researchers of a new study say.

Scientists found that a blood protein called p tau217 may reveal dementia risk up to 25 years before symptoms appear.

(fotostorm/E+/Getty Images) Diagnostic tests are continuing to get better at spotting the earliest signs of dementia, and new ...

Dementia can be predicted in women up to 25 years before symptoms begin through a simple blood test, according to new research. A protein measured in blood samples is "strongly linked" to the future ...

Rising diagnoses of young onset dementia highlight the need for early recognition and timely evaluation of a condition that ...

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