Johns Hopkins Medicine: This Protein May Predict Mild Cognitive Impairment Years Before Symptoms, Study Suggests
August 01, 2023
August 01, 2023
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release:
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A protein in spinal fluid in cognitively healthy adults predicted later onset of mild cognitive impairment and dementia years before symptoms emerge
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Results of a long-term, federally funded study of cognitively healthy adults -- most with a family history of Alzheimer's disease -- have added to evidence that low spinal fluid levels of a protein . . .
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A protein in spinal fluid in cognitively healthy adults predicted later onset of mild cognitive impairment and dementia years before symptoms emerge
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Results of a long-term, federally funded study of cognitively healthy adults -- most with a family history of Alzheimer's disease -- have added to evidence that low spinal fluid levels of a protein . . .