Doctors Gave AI Chatbots a Cognitive Test. Their Diagnosis? Early Dementia.
Neurologists hope this tongue-in-cheek study will spark serious conversations about AI's limitations and the benefits of a ...
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 brain.
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 ...
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5 at-Home Tests to Spot Early Signs of Dementia, According to a Neurologist
A neurologist on TikTok shares five simple at-home tests that may help identify early signs of dementia. These tests assess balance, smell perception, spatial awareness, verbal fluency, and cognitive ...
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The Power of Waiting: Your Brain's Defense Against Dementia
Can delaying gratification today protect your brain tomorrow? Research suggests that the ability to resist immediate rewards ...
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Finally, an accurate blood test for Alzheimer’s at its earliest stages could be on horizon
Discover a groundbreaking study that may help detect Alzheimer's in its early stages. Learn about the link between blood ...
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 ...
Dementia diagnosis: How long do patients really live?
The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from nine years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for ...
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, ...
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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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Tool Predicts Age at Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Onset
A novel tool known as the Florey Dementia Index (FDI) predicted onset age of mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease ...
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Alzheimer's Research News
The compound, ... Dec. 18, 2024 — To identify and follow blood vessel-related changes in the brain that contribute to cognitive impairment and dementia, researchers and clinicians ...