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Midlife Vitamin D Linked to Lower Tau

Higher vitamin D levels in early midlife were tied to lower tau burden on later brain imaging, while no association was seen with amyloid.

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    Study published in Neurology Open Access.

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    Higher vitamin D levels linked to lower tau deposition.

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    Participants average age 39; 34% had low vitamin D levels.

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    No association found with amyloid burden.

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    Suggests vitamin D's potential role in preclinical dementia.

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    Limitations include demographic composition and single time-point measurements.

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    Findings emphasize further research to confirm results and gauge causation.

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Midlife Vitamin D Linked to Lower Tau

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • April 10, 2026

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