Neurodegenerative Disease

Computational model uses biomarkers to predict Alzheimer’s progression

April 4, 2024 - Researchers from Duke University School of Medicine and Pennsylvania State University have demonstrated that a personalized model using individual biomarker data can accurately forecast Alzheimer's disease progression. The tool, known as the Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker Cascade (ADBC) model, is a computational model designed to leverage...

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