The test that detects if memory blips are early dementia or just old age, as 60% of adults shrug signs off as ageing
A WORD on the tip of the tongue or a forgotten birthday – everyone has occasional memory blanks. While forgetting things ...
New dementia tool predicts when symptoms will start: ‘Would you want to know?’
Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...
Study advances possible blood test for early-stage Alzheimer's disease, explains why women may be at higher risk
Declining blood levels of two molecules that occur naturally in the body track closely with worsening Alzheimer's disease, ...
Testing for dementia by asking patients to draw a clock, walk and talk, stand on one leg
Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient's ...
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Study advances possible blood test for early-stage Alzheimer's disease
Declining blood levels of two molecules that occur naturally in the body track closely with worsening Alzheimer's disease, particularly in women. Levels were found to drop gradually, from women with ...
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Test your memory—a waiting room test for dementia
doctors in busy surgeries and clinics have little time to test the cognitive ... from 139 patients attending a memory clinic who had been diagnosed with dementia or mild memory impairment.
Florey Dementia Index: This online tool predicts age of onset for early Alzheimer’s disease
A simple digital health tool developed by Australian researchers could soon help predict the age of onset for early Alzheimer’s disease in older adults.
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Alzheimer’s experts revise guidelines for amyloid, tau PET utilization
Revised guidelines for amyloid and tau positron emission tomography for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia state these tests ...
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New hope for rapid dementia diagnosis
The new technology is known as Multi-excitation Raman spectroscopy A new laser-based test has been created ... The main symptoms of dementia include memory loss, difficulty in concentration ...
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FDA clears AI-powered digital test for early dementia
The FDA has approved an artificial intelligence-based test for early detection of dementia that can be carried ... The test displays images at a rapid pace on the iPad screen and asks users ...
The year of hope: ‘Exciting’ advances achieved in search to reverse Alzheimer’s disease
The era of targeting these proteins at an early stage to minimise risk of Alzheimer’s progressing has started. The prospect ...