The new P-tau 217 test is almost here

[Brian4]

Julie, a belated thanks for getting a very helpful answer from the people at Neurocode!

I will talk to my contacts at LabCorp to see what they have to say. I'll report back when I hear from them.

Best,
Brian

[Kathleen1]

I am still ambivalent about getting the p-tau 217 test this year. If I got a good result --which I do not expect being 73 and 3/4--I would likely become more of a slacker in the exercise I need to be doing. Also it looks like the 800$ panel from Apollo health would be the one I would get-- and then at some point repeat--so this becomes a budget item of importance. Prioritizing this quarters expenditures, I bought a good set of headphones to keep me on exercycle longer and will keep reading everyone's updates on this matter. I really appreciate the information and am grateful to those who share their progress. I am especially grateful for Julie's leadership here.

[SusanJ]

Here's something to consider if you are going to test tau and other markers.

Researchers suggest standardizing blood sampling times to improve the accuracy of diagnosing and tracking Alzheimer’s. This finding opens new avenues for understanding how daily rhythms influence brain health.

Key Facts:

- Alzheimer’s biomarkers, such as p-tau217, fluctuate based on the time of day.
- Biomarker levels were lowest in the morning and peaked in the evening.
- Standardizing the time of day for blood tests could improve diagnosis accuracy.

https://neurosciencenews.com/aheimers-b ... ime-27759/