Hello - I am curious if anyone has any additional information on Lucent's p-tau 217 test? It appears to be available through a physician's order? Not direct to consumer. Please see link? https://www.lucentdiagnostics.com/about-lucentad/ Hi Sheri, I'm not directly familiar with the Lucent AD p-Tau 2...

Hi HennDJM (and all struggling with this issue!), I’m sorry for your periodontal challenges. My dear husband who was diagnosed with MCI in 2019 has suffered with repeated bouts of periodontal disease as long as I have known him (1999)! He’s had numerous invasive and expensive procedures and the pro...

I've never been in bad shape I think but I started really taking care of myself when I was in my late 40s. I changed to a mediterranean diet, started working out like an animal and lost about 50 lbs. I feel great and at my age I'm dumbfounded at the muscle I've put on. My lipids, BP, A1C, etc are a...

Great question. I could be mistaken as amyloid aggregation precedes tau accumulation, but the BRAINSCAN test largely ignores abeta and relies solely on p-Tau 217 instead along with NfL and GFAP. This test isn't meant to be used for diagnosis (as clearly stated on the website) but rather an assessme...

The new p-Tau 217 test (used in Precivity, $1,250) appears to have the strongest correlation with a PET scan and/or CSF biomarkers of AD pathology... The introductory pricing will be around 50% of the Precivity testing and will likely increase somewhat after the first month. You can sign up now to ...

Quest Diagnostics offers a blood test which: "measures A-beta 42 and A-beta 40 biomarkers (a biological marker of a molecule found in thebody that may be used in evaluating a disease state) in the blood and provides the A-beta 42/40 ratio. The ratio between these two molecular biomarkers may h...

I kept an eye out for any summary of the results released on Twitter or in a press release from Alzheon, or in any other news story but there was absolutely nothing! Grr. :) I did a little digging on the AD/PD Interactive Program using the Alzheon press release that gave the time of their presentat...

Statin Initiation and Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease and Cognitive Decline in Genetically Susceptible Older Adults is an online pre-print of an article in the April 9, 2024 edition of the journal Neurology that looked at whether starting statins in late-life for participants with both genetic r...

Gratefully we can get it from fish roe (a.k.a. fish eggs, and when from a Sturgeon fish it's Caviar ) https://novoslabs.com/what-are-the-best-omega-3-supplements-a-guide/ 3. Fish roe Furthermore, we recommend to consume also daily, or at least a few times per week, fish roe, such as herring roe, sa...

Hello, I am a bit in shock while writing this. I have recently discovered that my dentist has failed me. I have been complaining about my teeth for 2 years, and this last January finally convinced him to refer me to a specialist. I went to a Periodontist and found out I have severe periodontitis de...