Scientists from NUS and NUHS identify predictive blood biomarker for cognitive impairment and dementia 1 (IMAGE)

National University of Singapore

Scientists from NUS and NUHS identify predictive blood biomarker for cognitive impairment and dementia 1

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Prof Barry Halliwell (left) and Dr Irwin Cheah (right), together with their collaborators from the National University Health System, have discovered that low levels of ergothioneine in blood plasma may predict an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia.

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