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ARUP Launches pTau 217 Blood Test To Detect Alzheimer's Disease Pathology
2025-05-05 02:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
ARUP LaboratoriesApr 21, 2025, 09:00 ET SALT LAKE CITY, April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ARUP Laboratories now provides a blood test for phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau 217) to assist in identifying whether cognitive decline symptoms in patients ages 60 years and older are related to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. As this biomarker can be detected in blood, this test is a minimally invasive and broadly accessible diagnostic tool that may facilitate earlier detection of AD. Continue Reading "The advent of disease-modifying therapies has accelerated the need for early diagnosis since diagnostic delays for Alzheimer's disease could adversely affect outcomes," said Heather Nelson, PhD, DABCC, ARUP medical director of Clinical Chemistry. "This test offers a less invasive and more accessible way to provide evidence of AD pathology than alternate means." According to the Alzheimer's Association, AD is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 6080% of cases, and brain changes may beg...
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A24's Death Of A Unicorn Is A Box Office Disappointment, But We Need More Movies Like It - SlashFilm
2025-05-05 01:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Podcast ByRyan ScottMarch 31, 2025 3:41 pm EST A24 We are now one quarter of the way through 2025, and things are not looking great at the box office. As it stands, domestic ticket sales are pacing nearly 11% behind this same time in 2024, and 2024 was pacing pretty far behind 2023 at this point in the year thanks to the SAG and WGA strikes. Needless to say, things aren't looking great. Unfortunately, despite an audience-friendly premise and a star-studded cast, A24's "Death of a Unicorn" served as the latest disappointment this year. Yet, it's also a reminder that we need even more movies like this one.AdvertisementDirected by Alex Scharfman, "Death of a Unicorn" opened to just $5.7 million domestically, putting it at number five on the charts. It opened behind Blumhouse's latest horror offering "The Woman in the Yard" ($9.4 million), despite playing on more screens. So yeah, it's not a great look. But A24 will probably be fine in the long run here, as the creature feature boasts a re...
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Hundreds protest Elon Musk, DOGE at Tesla dealership in Chester County
2025-05-05 01:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!Waving signs and cheering in response to beeps from people driving by, more than 400 people protested Elon Musk and President Donald Trumps administration Saturday at the Tesla dealership in Devon, Chester County.The rally was one of hundreds worldwide, organized as part of a global day of action targeting Musk, Teslas CEO and majority shareholder, and the policies hes enacted as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.Tesla did not respond to WHYY News request for comment. WHYY thanks our sponsors become a WHYY sponsor Janet Gilbert, an organizer of the Devon event, said its the sixth or seventh Saturday of the grassroots protest at the local Tesla dealership.I think that Elon Musk is a very negative influence for our country. I am horrified at the influence his money had on our elections, she said. He was basically bribing people in Pennsylvania...
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