Posted 2/17/2024, 5:00:13 AM
Blood Test and AI Could Predict Dementia Risk 15 Years Early
- Chinese scientists use large database and AI to try to predict dementia risk 15 years before symptoms
- Analyzed blood samples from 50,000 people in UK Biobank to identify proteins linked to dementia
- Found protein GFAP associated with over 2x higher dementia risk
- Combined GFAP data with demographics in AI model to predict future dementia risk
- Method could allow early diagnosis and treatment, and be more cost-effective than scans