Blood test predicts cognitive decline
Friday, January 21, 2011 - 08:10
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Low blood levels of beta-amyloid 42, a protein-like substance, were associated with the risk of significant cognitive decline within nine years in a group of elders, in a study led by Kristine Yaffe, MD, chief of geriatric psychiatry at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
