These blood proteins can predict dementia more than 10 years before diagnosis

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have discovered that a blood test detecting specific proteins could predict dementia up to 15 years before a person receives an official diagnosis. The researchers found 11 proteins that have a remarkable 90% accuracy in predicting future dementia. Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. Over 900,000 people in the UK are living with the memory-robbing condition, yet less than two-thirds of people receive a formal diagnosis. Diagnosing dementia is tricky and relies on various methods. These include lumbar punctures (to look for certain telltale proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid), PET scans ......

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