“There are things that we can do at all stages of our lives deliberately,” says Prof Schott. “It’s never too early to start ...

A vaccine developed by Elan Pharmaceuticals (Dublin, Ireland) and American Home Products (Madison ... Certain types of memory test are more appropriate measures of the types of memory impairments ...

Discover a groundbreaking study that may help detect Alzheimer's in its early stages. Learn about the link between blood ...

UK experts said the results were promising - and a step towards a reliable blood test for Alzheimer's to speed up dementia research. But larger studies were needed first. Alzheimer's is the most ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a pressing public health ... In the last two decades, biomarker tests have been developed to detect these pathological hallmarks in living patients.

A blood test has greater success than doctors in determining whether someone has memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease, a ...

A blood test could spot Alzheimer's disease at the earliest stage and years before symptoms appear, studies in the US and Sweden suggest. The test looks for tiny amounts of a protein which is ...

A physical test, which can be easily conducted at home, could flag the earliest signs of dementia, say experts from Discern. The "2 finger test" is a straightforward exercise that involves copying ...

A simple physical test could help detect the earliest symptoms of dementia, with loved ones even able to do it at home. Dementia diagnostic experts at Discern explained what has been dubbed the ...