Clues to Early Detection, Treatment of Alzheimer’s

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Brain and blood chemistry changes indicative of Alzheimer’s disease can be detected 10 to 20 years before memory loss and other cognitive symptoms develop, according to doctors studying families with inherited forms of the disease.

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Genetic Alzheimer’s detectable 20 years before onset: study

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Inherited forms of Alzheimer’s disease is likely detectable up to 20 years before loss of memory and impaired thinking appear, according to a study released Wednesday.

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Alzheimer’s Risk Gene May Damage Brain Decades Before Symptoms Show

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

WEDNESDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — A gene allele that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease starts to damage the brain 50 years before symptoms of the disease appear, a new study suggests.

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Brain size-Alzheimer’s link: Key to diagnosis?

Friday, April 15th, 2011

People who develop Alzheimer’s disease show brain shrinkage years before symptoms appear, study shows

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Spinal-fluid biomarkers accurately predict Alzheimer’s: Study

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Alzheimer’s disease can be predicted with up to 100 percent accuracy several years before its onset using biomarkers found in spinal fluids, a study published Monday showed.

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