Tau proteins play an important role in our normal brain function, mainly by helping to stabilize neurons in the brain. But in Alzheimer’s disease, tau proteins can misfold and tangle inside neurons.
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A simple blood test measuring pTau217 can now predict Alzheimer’s progression years before memory loss or brain scan changes appear
Imagine a 62-year-old woman who aces every memory test her doctor gives her. Her brain scans look clean. She feels sharp. But ...
Routine brain scans are starting to reveal something that was invisible to doctors a decade ago: subtle structural changes that may foreshadow Alzheimer’s disease long before memory tests fail.
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, April 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A blood test can predict Alzheimer’s disease progression in a person’s brain years before they show any symptoms of ...
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