Can We Detect Alzheimer’s Earlier?
According to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine, as mentioned in the AARP Bulletin for February 2007, two tests, in the developmental process, may enable detection of Alzheimer’s in the earliest, and therefore most treatable, stages.
When these tests, further described in the Bulletin and original article, are taken together, doctors might be able to diagnose Alzheimer’s earlier with an accuracy of 90 percent.
This report is an example of still more research that’s being done to find out what causes Alzheimer’s, how to detect it, and hopefully how to prevent or cure it.
(When checking out the AARP Bulletin report, scroll down the summary of health discoveries as reported by Katharine Greider until you find the one on “Detecting Alzheimer’s Earlier.”)
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