Test May Help Detect Alzheimer's Earlier
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A highly sensitive new test could lead to a different way to diagnose people with Alzheimer's disease, possibly helping find the illness in its early stages when there might be time for treatment.
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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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A simple scratch and sniff test may help doctors identify patients with Alzheimer's disease, researchers said on Monday.
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Neurochem hints at the data for its Alzheimer's disease drug candidate.
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Medicare will soon begin paying for sophisticated brain scans in qualifying patients that could detect Alzheimer&#39;s disease, the Washington Post reported Friday.
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A team of Arizona researchers think they've found a gene that could help better predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Some bad news has emerged from a study of an enzyme that is a major target in the effort to find new drugs to fight Alzheimer's disease.
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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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MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Home visits by researchers may help increase the number of caregivers who are willing to enroll Alzheimer&#39;s disease patients in clinical trials, a new study finds.
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While some people with early-stage Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news - web sites) can drive safely, regular assessments of their driving and memory are the best
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Researchers believe that they have found how the body protects itself against diseases such as Alzheimer's.
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A new analysis may help detect the earliest signs of cell damage caused by Alzheimer's disease.
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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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A new study will look at the brains of Alzheimer's patients to see if various scans can chart the disease and if new drugs can slow it down, doctors said on Wednesday.
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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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FRIDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- While some people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease can drive safely, regular assessments of their driving and memory are the best way to tell when it's time to take away the keys.
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Scientists in the United States have devised a new test to see whether a person is likely to develop dementia. The test uses ten odours to predict if patients will develop Alzheimer&#39;s disease after research