Annals of Neurology
Mild brain amyloid linked to later thinking problems
People with mild amyloid levels were 43% more likely to develop cognitive impairment than those with the lowest levels, around 10 years after scanning.People with mild amyloid levels were 43% more likely to develop cognitive impairment than those with the lowest levels, around 10 years after scanning.
Cohort study of 1,896 cognitively unimpaired individuals, against the lowest amyloid groupBiomarkers
Limit: The findings concern initially cognitively unimpaired people, not those with existing cognitive impairment