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flag A UK study is testing blood tests to detect dementia earlier in over 3,100 people across 33 sites.

flag A UK trial in Berkshire has begun testing blood tests to detect dementia earlier, involving over 3,100 participants across 33 sites. flag Led by Dementias Platform UK and funded by Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, and People’s Postcode Lottery, the READ-OUT study evaluates blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, and Lewy body dementia. flag It aims to determine if results vary by ethnicity or health conditions like kidney disease. flag Researchers stress the need for early diagnosis as new treatments that slow early Alzheimer’s are emerging, though not yet approved for NHS use.

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