Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have devised a biomarker test that can spot small amounts of clumping tau protein ...

Scientists have identified a biomarker for Alzheimer's that may help doctors spot the early signs of protein buildup in the ...

Scientists and researchers are set to examine hundreds of thousands of brain scans to build a software ... A group of 20 ...

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have found that some people diagnosed with a serious type of dementia may actually have a ...

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 ...

Alzheimer's disease, a type of dementia that profoundly alters a person’s memory and cognitive function, affects an estimated ...

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 ...

Hounsfield called this technology a CT (computerized tomography) scan, also called a CAT scan (computerized axial tomography). It was especially useful for looking at head injuries and brain ...

Doug Whitney was supposed to develop Alzheimer's by 50. Now scientists are trying to understand why his brain remains healthy ...

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 ...