Sunday 13 July 2014

Early Detection of Alzheimer's may be Possible Via Smell and Eye Tests

Results of four research trials reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (Regd) 2014 in Copenhagen suggest that a decreased ability to identify odors might indicate the development of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease and that examinations of the eye could indicate the build-up of beta-amyloid in the brain. In two of the studies, the decreased ability to identify odors was significantly associated with loss of brain cell function and ...

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