Sidney Bye-Fellow Dr Maura Malpetti's research featured on BBC

A new blood test trial, developed by Sidney's Dr Maura Malpetti and funded by motor racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart's Race Against Dementia, is featured today (7 April 2025) on BBC Health: F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart: 'My wife lives in a new world' - BBC News

The groundbreaking research by Dr Malpetti and her team has led to a simple blood test, instead of costly brain scans, to detect early signs of dementia decades before the onset of physical symptoms. 

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