Lower biomarker levels, less education associated with greater cognitive decline

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 12:20 in Health & Medicine

Older adults without dementia and with lower levels in plasma of the biomarkers beta-amyloid 42/40 (protein fragments) had an increased rate of cognitive decline over a period of 9 years, according to a study in the January 19 issue of JAMA. The researchers also found that this relationship was stronger among individuals with less education and lower levels of literacy...

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