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Scientists have identified a single blood protein that may indicate the development of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) years before symptoms appear, a disorder that has been associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.<\/p>\n

The research, published in the journal \u201cTranslational Psychiatry<\/a>\u201d, used data from over 100 sets of twins from TwinsUK, the biggest adult twin cohort in the UK. The use of 55 identical twin-pairs in the study allowed researchers to show that the association between the blood protein and a ten year decline in cognitive ability was independent of age and genetics, both of which are already known to affect the risk of developing Alzheimer\u2019s disease, the most common form of dementia.<\/p>\n

The study, the largest of its kind to date, measured over 1,000 proteins in the blood of over 200 healthy individuals using a laboratory test called SOMAscan*, a protein biomarker discovery tool that simultaneously measures a wide range of different proteins. Using a computerised test, the researchers then assessed each individual\u2019s cognitive ability, and compared the results with the measured levels of each different protein in the blood.<\/p>\n

For the first time, they found that the blood level of a protein called MAPKAPK5 was, on average, lower in individuals whose cognitive ability declined over a ten year period.<\/p>\n

Source: \u00a0Medical Research Council, UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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