by Gary Chandler | Dec 7, 2016 | Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis, Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Tau, Amyloid Detection Researchers from Aberdeen have identified changes in the brains of those suffering early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. A University of Aberdeen study confirmed for the first time that two proteins, assumed to contribute to the disease...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 31, 2012 | Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis, Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Not Precise Usually we think of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as affecting seniors. It’s less well-known that 10 percent of people with Alzheimer’s have the early-onset variety. Early-onset Alzheimer’s can strike before...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 25, 2005 | Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis, Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Visual Cognition Key To Early Diagnosis Researchers have developed a new cognitive test that can better determine whether memory impairments are due to very mild Alzheimer’s disease or the normal aging process. The simple test asks subjects to determine if circles...
by Gary Chandler | May 4, 2005 | Alzheimer's Disease Epidemic, Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Young Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Approximately 800,000 people in the UK have dementia. The vast majority of those are diagnosed after the age of 65 – but around 17,000 people have been diagnosed with dementia in their early 60s, 50s, 40s and, in some cases,...
