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Summary
The path to an Alzheimer's diagnosis takes an average of three and a half years. By the time most patients get answers, the window for effective treatment may already be closing.
In this Health Moonshot Update, StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes sits down with StartUp Health community member Danguole Altman, CEO of Cx Precision Medicine, to discuss how the company is tackling the earliest and most overlooked step in neurodegenerative disease care: triage at the primary care level.
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Highlights
🧠 Why the diagnostic pathway for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's is broken
🩸 How NeuroFirst Memory uses AI and blood biomarkers to rule out Alzheimer's-related dementia
⏱️ Why ruling out early is just as critical as ruling in
💰 The cost savings potential when 80% of symptomatic patients never need a specialty referral
🔬 What's next: NeuroFirst Parkinson's and Alzheimer's subtype diagnostics
🚀 Why CxPM is launching a Series A now
🌐 What even a seasoned entrepreneur can learn as a member of the StartUp Health community
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