Tag: p_tau217

Brain-Computer Interface Lets People With Paralysis Speak and Gesture via Virtual Avatar

7 Oct 2026 5:22 p.m. · Source: NIH RESEARCH MATTERS

NIH Research Matters reports a brain-computer interface linked to a virtual avatar helped people with paralysis express speech and body language simultaneously, alongside new findings on lung cancer detection and dementia risk.

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Blood and Gene Test Combo Forecasts Alzheimer's Symptoms Years Before Onset

14 Sep 2026 7:00 a.m. · Source: Columbia University

Columbia researchers find that combining a p-tau217 blood test with a genetic test for a high-risk APOE variant can predict when people at high risk of Alzheimer's will develop their first symptoms.

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