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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago
Medicine

A new test can detect Alzheimer's from a finger prick

Finger-prick dried blood testing quantifies p-tau217, GFAP, and NfL to detect Alzheimer's amyloid pathology with 86% accuracy, enabling earlier, low-cost screening.
fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

Bill Gates believes Alzheimer's blood tests should be part of routine medicals-such prevention means you could work into your 90s if you wanted to | Fortune

Blood-based amyloid tests could be added to routine exams for Americans over 60 to enable early Alzheimer's detection and preventive treatment, supported by Gates' philanthropy.
fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

Bill Gates believes Alzheimer's blood tests should be part of routine medicals-such prevention means you could work into your 90s if you wanted to | Fortune

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