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#dementia

How fast is your brain ageing? Proteins in blood offer clues

Identifying blood proteins can provide insights into the rate of brain aging and help develop treatments for dementia and related disorders.

Researchers Use Machine Learning to Aid in Early Dementia Diagnosis

Blood proteins can predict future dementia in healthy adults.
Four proteins - GFAP, NEFL, GDF15, and LTBP2 - were identified as potential biomarkers for dementia.

How fast is your brain ageing? Proteins in blood offer clues

Identifying blood proteins can provide insights into the rate of brain aging and help develop treatments for dementia and related disorders.

Researchers Use Machine Learning to Aid in Early Dementia Diagnosis

Blood proteins can predict future dementia in healthy adults.
Four proteins - GFAP, NEFL, GDF15, and LTBP2 - were identified as potential biomarkers for dementia.
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#neurodegenerative-disorders

Improving Diagnosis and Tracking of Neurodegenerative Diseases - News Center

New biomarkers enhance the identification of Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia at various stages, aiding early diagnosis and treatment.

Parkinson's warning in skin biopsy - Harvard Gazette

Skin biopsy test detects abnormal form of alpha-synuclein, key biomarker in neurodegenerative disorders.
Study funded by NIH validates skin biopsy as reliable tool for more accurate Parkinson's and synucleinopathies diagnosis.

Improving Diagnosis and Tracking of Neurodegenerative Diseases - News Center

New biomarkers enhance the identification of Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia at various stages, aiding early diagnosis and treatment.

Parkinson's warning in skin biopsy - Harvard Gazette

Skin biopsy test detects abnormal form of alpha-synuclein, key biomarker in neurodegenerative disorders.
Study funded by NIH validates skin biopsy as reliable tool for more accurate Parkinson's and synucleinopathies diagnosis.
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Anti-Aging CEO Injects Face With Strange Treatment, Experiences Bizarre Reaction

Bryan Johnson's extreme anti-aging experiments have led to alarming results, highlighting the risks and questionable benefits of such treatments.

Circular logic: understanding RNA's strangest form yet

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are crucial regulatory molecules with diverse biological roles and potential therapeutic applications beyond their initial perception as splicing artefacts.
#mental-health

Your gut microbes may influence how you handle stress

The gut microbiome is linked to mood and mental health, with distinct biological signatures found in highly resilient individuals under stress.

Blood test could help diagnose bipolar disorder - but some researchers are sceptical

A new blood test could significantly expedite the diagnosis of bipolar disorder compared to traditional methods.

Your gut microbes may influence how you handle stress

The gut microbiome is linked to mood and mental health, with distinct biological signatures found in highly resilient individuals under stress.

Blood test could help diagnose bipolar disorder - but some researchers are sceptical

A new blood test could significantly expedite the diagnosis of bipolar disorder compared to traditional methods.
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#alzheimers-disease

Blood tests could soon predict your risk of Alzheimer's

Blood test for Alzheimer's risk could soon be as simple as testing cholesterol levels.

C2N Diagnostics Secures $15M Investment from GHR Foundation for Advanced Alzheimer's Disease Testing

C2N Diagnostics is enhancing its Alzheimer's testing with a $15 million investment, focusing on non-invasive tau tangle biomarker tests.

Can science predict dementia years in advance? The battle to get ahead of neurodegenerative diseases

Science is making remarkable progress in early diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

Blood tests could soon predict your risk of Alzheimer's

Blood test for Alzheimer's risk could soon be as simple as testing cholesterol levels.

C2N Diagnostics Secures $15M Investment from GHR Foundation for Advanced Alzheimer's Disease Testing

C2N Diagnostics is enhancing its Alzheimer's testing with a $15 million investment, focusing on non-invasive tau tangle biomarker tests.

Can science predict dementia years in advance? The battle to get ahead of neurodegenerative diseases

Science is making remarkable progress in early diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
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#cardiovascular-health

Women who follow Mediterranean diet live longer - Harvard Gazette

Following a Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of all-cause mortality by up to 23%, benefiting cancer and cardiovascular health.

Blood test can warn women of risk decades before heart attack, stroke - Harvard Gazette

Universal screening of three blood biomarkers can proactively predict cardiovascular risks in women earlier in life.

Women who follow Mediterranean diet live longer - Harvard Gazette

Following a Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of all-cause mortality by up to 23%, benefiting cancer and cardiovascular health.

Blood test can warn women of risk decades before heart attack, stroke - Harvard Gazette

Universal screening of three blood biomarkers can proactively predict cardiovascular risks in women earlier in life.
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Low cost smart mask' can detect disease from breath, researchers say

A smart mask has been created to analyze breath, potentially improving early disease detection and personalized treatment.
#wearable-technology

No needles necessary: This wearable can track your cholesterol and lactate levels

A new wearable developed in Singapore offers a non-invasive method for real-time monitoring of biomarkers, aiding early disease detection such as strokes.

Establishing Standards for Data and Metadata from Wearable Devices

Wearable technology has the potential to provide valuable data for creating biomarkers of mental illness.
Currently, there are no standards for data from wearable devices or related metadata, making data aggregation and analysis difficult.

No needles necessary: This wearable can track your cholesterol and lactate levels

A new wearable developed in Singapore offers a non-invasive method for real-time monitoring of biomarkers, aiding early disease detection such as strokes.

Establishing Standards for Data and Metadata from Wearable Devices

Wearable technology has the potential to provide valuable data for creating biomarkers of mental illness.
Currently, there are no standards for data from wearable devices or related metadata, making data aggregation and analysis difficult.
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#healthcare

Breakthrough AI-Powered Device that can 'Smell' Diseases is disrupting the Healthcare Industry - Yanko Design

DiagNoze is a portable tool that analyzes breath to diagnose diseases like tuberculosis, offering rapid, accessible health insights.

A Toxicologist Reveals A Simple Trick To Interpreting Your Own Bloodwork

Blood tests measure biomarkers that can provide information about various aspects of your health.
Reference ranges for blood tests are determined by analyzing tests from a large number of healthy individuals.

Breakthrough AI-Powered Device that can 'Smell' Diseases is disrupting the Healthcare Industry - Yanko Design

DiagNoze is a portable tool that analyzes breath to diagnose diseases like tuberculosis, offering rapid, accessible health insights.

A Toxicologist Reveals A Simple Trick To Interpreting Your Own Bloodwork

Blood tests measure biomarkers that can provide information about various aspects of your health.
Reference ranges for blood tests are determined by analyzing tests from a large number of healthy individuals.
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#long-covid

US study shows difficulty of finding lab test for long Covid: The hunt will go on'

Finding a lab test for long Covid remains challenging, as few distinctions in standard tests exist between affected and unaffected individuals.

Long COVID Signatures Found in Huge Analysis of Blood Proteins

Researchers have developed a computational model that predicts the likelihood of developing long COVID based on blood protein analysis.
Proteins involved in immune responses, blood clotting, and inflammation may be key biomarkers for diagnosing and monitoring long COVID.
The study included 39 healthy adults and 113 people who had tested positive for COVID-19, 40 of whom had long COVID.

US study shows difficulty of finding lab test for long Covid: The hunt will go on'

Finding a lab test for long Covid remains challenging, as few distinctions in standard tests exist between affected and unaffected individuals.

Long COVID Signatures Found in Huge Analysis of Blood Proteins

Researchers have developed a computational model that predicts the likelihood of developing long COVID based on blood protein analysis.
Proteins involved in immune responses, blood clotting, and inflammation may be key biomarkers for diagnosing and monitoring long COVID.
The study included 39 healthy adults and 113 people who had tested positive for COVID-19, 40 of whom had long COVID.
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Scientists Discover Potential Biomarker in Rare Skin Cancer - News Center

Increased immune cell activity in Merkel cell carcinoma tumors could predict treatment response and aid in developing targeted therapies.

Personalising stuff that doesn't matter': the trouble with the Zoe nutrition app

Personalized nutrition emphasizes individual uniqueness in food needs with scientific backing but lacks significant evidence for superiority over general advice.

Genes May Predict Treatment Resistance in Prostate Cancer - News Center

Increased gene expression may predict hormone therapy response in prostate cancer.
MYC and NME2 genes linked to resistance in prostate cancer treatment.
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