Study shows simple urine test could detect dementia warning signs

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By Stephen Beech

Dementia warning signs can be detected by a simple urine test, according to new research.

The study shows that people with higher levels of the protein albumin in their urine are at increased risk of developing the debilitating condition.

Although age remains the biggest risk factor for developing dementia , researchers have increasingly shown that diseases in other parts of the body - such as the kidneys - can also affect the brain.

Swedish researchers showed in the new study that people with higher levels of albumin in their urine - an abnormal condition known as "albuminuria" - are at increased risk of developing dementia later in life .

The association was strongest for vascular dementia - the second most