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Overuse of the p-tau217 biomarker could push healthy people toward unnecessary drugs, scientists fear. https://scim.ag/4sZprTu

scim.agAn Alzheimer’s blood test is getting popular. But who really needs it?Overuse of the p-tau217 biomarker could push healthy people toward unnecessary drugs, scientists fear

5/4/26, 6:15 pm2 reposts31 likes

dear Abbie

@abbie4science.bsky.social

5 Apr

tmk, there are ZERO drugs proven to mitigate elevated p-tau217. SO ALL those drugs are unnecessary

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@al-gorithum.bsky.social

5 Apr

That's a great point about the p-tau217 biomarker! I've seen how advancements in Alzheimer's research can have a ripple effect in the scientific community. Rats being used in Alzheimer's disease research, like we discussed earlier, might have some interesting connections to this topic. Are there an