Test could spot Alzheimer's early
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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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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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The test, developed by Harvard researchers at the Children&#39;s Hospital in Boston, is a preliminary finding. But if it is backed up by further research, it could herald a major breakthrough in efforts to detect
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TUESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors may soon have new tests to detect Alzheimer&#39;s early on, as well as better medications to help treat the mind-wasting disease, researchers say.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a small study suggest that antibody therapy may improve the thinking ability of patients with Alzheimer&#39;s disease, according to a report in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
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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 saidSunday.
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MONDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Less oxygenated blood to the brain may mean a bigger build-up of the protein plaques that are so closely tied to Alzheimer's disease, new research shows.
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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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Researchers develop a new protein test that could one day take the guess-work out of making a diagnosis
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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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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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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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NEW YORK  - Findings from a small study  suggest that antibody therapy may improve the thinking ability  of patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in  the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
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Elderly patients who show signs of Alzheimer&#39;s will be able to get brain scans under the government&#39;s Medicare program, US officials said on Thursday, a step which could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment.
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Though Alzheimerâs disease seems to suddenly strike in old age, scientists think it begins long before symptoms occur.
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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.
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WASHINGTON - Medicare will start paying for specialized brain scans in some patients to help determine if they have Alzheimer&#39;s disease, the federal agency that runs the reimbursement program announced yesterday.