Finding Alzheimerâs Before a Mind Fails
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Alzheimerâs seems to strike suddenly in old age, but scientists believe it begins long before symptoms occur.
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NEW YORK  - There appears to be considerable interest among healthy older adults in screening and treatment for mild cognitive impairment, a condition now generally considered to be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.
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from smoke to soap - can be used to predict Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists have discovered. The smell test was as effective at diagnosis as a memory test, and better than a brain scan.
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WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic communities harbor many misconceptions about Alzheimer&#39;s disease, a new survey shows.
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More than 26 million people worldwide have Alzheimer's disease, and a new forecast says the number will quadruple by 2050. At that rate, one in 85 people will have the brain-destroying disease in 40 years, researchers from Johns Hopkins University conclude.
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Drugs in development could treat the cognitive deficits caused by Alzheimer's.
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Scientists have identified a group of proteins that together indicate a person has Alzheimer's disease in what may be a big step toward an accurate test for the devastating brain ailment.
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People who have difficulty recognizing familiar smells could be experiencing an early sign of Alzheimer&#39;s disease, according to a study published Monday.
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Having just one parent with Alzheimerâs disease triples the risk; when both parents are affected, the amount of extra risk is not certain.
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A  test capable of diagnosing the early signs of Alzheimer's disease has been developed in the US using nanotechnology.
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The results of a new study  support a number of previous studies that have shown that  staying mentally active reduces the risk of developing  Alzheimer&#39;s disease and the mild impairments that precede the  condition.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- Unless Americans make some lifestyle changes now, the number of Alzheimer's disease cases in the United States will double to 6 million by 2030, say experts who caution that their estimates are on the low side.
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A simple scratch and sniff test may help doctors identify patients with Alzheimer&#39;s disease, researchers said on Monday. They found that patients with early Alzheimer&#39;s disease may be
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New research is challenging the idea that memory becomes more accurate with age.
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A new test has found that people who find it hard to identify the smell of strawberry, smoke, soap, menthol, clove, pineapple, natural gas, lilac, lemon and leather might be at the onset of Alzheimer&#39;s Disease.
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New tests involving blood and brain scans can detect symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, and brief appraisals of real-life functioning can predict who is likely to develop it, researchers said on Sunday.
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There appears to be  considerable interest among healthy older adults in screening  and treatment for mild cognitive impairment, a condition now  generally considered to be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.