For 10 years, a woman with Down syndrome defied what many scientists believed to be an inevitability. Despite carrying the neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease—amyloid beta plaques and ...

Alzheimer’s disease could be diagnosed from a single MRI brain scan, according to a new study by Imperial College London. Using machine learning technology, researchers were able to examine ...

“Using mathematical and computational models, we found that certain cells in the hippocampus, a brain area important for memory and navigation, are more vulnerable to tau buildup,” said author ...

Professor Parker’s project will test a special ultra-fast type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan originally designed for diagnosing brain tumours and apply it to dementia diagnosis. This could ...

The specialist will ask you to complete tests similar to those you have already done at your GP surgery. The specialist will see how you answer different types of questions, for example: using your ...

Researchers at Northwestern University have made a breakthrough in identifying a way for ... protein in the brain a decade in advance of them appearing prominently in brain scans as a cause ...

Imaging studies may include brain scans, such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or positron emission tomography (PET), to support an Alzheimer’s diagnosis or rule ...

Also, like a CT scan, an MRI may also show brain changes that are linked to Alzheimer’s disease. A PET or “positron emission tomography” machine uses radioactive tracers to make images of ...

Beyond accurate diagnosis, there is an urgent need for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s at a stage prior to this disease causing substantial brain injury. Both PET scans and spinal fluid analysis, with ...