Info on promising methods for diagnosis of dementia and Alzheimer’s in particular.
- Recognizing Alzheimer’s Disease
- Signs of Early Dementia
- Alzheimer’s Screenings Often Left Out Of Seniors’ Wellness Exams
- Brain Scans Prevent Alzheimer’s Misdiagnosis and Lead to Better Treatment—But They’re Not Covered By Medicare
- Blood test can identify Alzheimer’s 2 decades before symptoms
- Blood test is 94% accurate at identifying early Alzheimer’s disease
- New Alzheimer’s Blood Test Proved 94% Accurate in Finding Brain Changes Related to the Disease
- Research article:
High-precision plasma β-amyloid 42/40 predicts current and future brain amyloidosis - 10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s
- What are the early signs of dementia?
- 10 Early Symptoms of Dementia
- Dementia – early signs
- What Are the Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease?
- Symptoms of dementia
- Symptoms
- Well, that was a weird moment’ and other signs of dementia family members should watch for [Possible paywall]
- Dementia’s Signs May Come Early [Possible paywall]
- Routine sense of smell tests could be used to spot signs of dementia
- Poor sense of smell associated with nearly 50 percent higher risk for death in 10 years
- Research publication Summary for Patients:
Poor Sense of Smell and Risk for Death in Older Adults - Overviews from 2017 and 2018:
Smell Test May Sniff Out Oncoming Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s - Can a Smell Test Sniff Out Alzheimer’s Disease?
- Media articles on reports from 2017:
Sniffing out dementia with a simple smell test - Alzheimer’s could be diagnosed early with sniff tests
- Sniffing out dementia with a simple smell test
- Alzheimer’s and brain health could soon be detected using an eye exam
- Could an eye doctor diagnose Alzheimer’s before you have symptoms?
- Research report:
Retinal Microvascular and Neurodegenerative Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Compared with Control Participants - Dementia risk: Five-minute scan ‘can predict cognitive decline’
- Five-minute neck scan can spot dementia 10 years earlier, say scientists
- Abstract:
Abstract 13364: Carotid Artery Wave Intensity Measured in Mid- to Late-Life Predicts Future Cognitive Decline: The Whitehall II Study - Optician’s eye test ‘could spot early dementia signs’
- Retinal Thinning Tied to Cognitive Decline
- Abstract:
Association of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning With Current and Future Cognitive Decline - Sea Hero Quest: the mobile phone game helping fight dementia
- Game shows that ability to navigate declines at young age
- https://blog.strong-brain.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=2135&action=edit
- Sea Hero Quest [Wikipedia]
- Sea Hero Quest [Site]
- Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) detected with brain training game
- Original studies:
A Preliminary Study on the Feasibility of Using a Virtual Reality Cognitive Training Application for Remote Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment - Can a Virtual Reality Cognitive Training Application Fulfill a Dual Role? Using the Virtual Supermarket Cognitive Training Application as a Screening Tool for Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Infrequent home computer use may be indicative of early cognitive decline
- Original research study:
Less Daily Computer Use is Related to Smaller Hippocampal Volumes in Cognitively Intact Elderly - Hippocampus [Wikipedia]
- Can this eye scan detect Alzheimer’s years in advance?
- Clinical study shows that retinal imaging may detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease
- Cedars-Sinai Device May Provide Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Main research article:
Retinal amyloid pathology and proof-of-concept imaging trial in Alzheimer’s disease - Eye test may detect Parkinson’s before symptoms appear
- The AD8 and its Use as an Alzheimer’s Screening Test
- Family, Friends Seem Best at Spotting Early Dementia
- Research publications:
- The AD8: A brief informant interview to detect dementia
- Relationship of dementia screening tests with biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease
- The impact of dementia prevalence on the utility of the AD8
- Reply: The impact of dementia prevalence on the utility of the AD8
- Are Alzheimer’s Smell Tests Better Than Memory Tests?
- Reduced sense of smell associated with increased risk of death in older adults
- Smell Tests Could One Day Reveal Head Trauma and Neurodegenerative Disease
- Smell Test Helps Identify TBI in Blast-Injured Soldiers
- Research publications:
- Change in sense of humor ‘a sign of impending dementia’
- Changes in humour an early sign of dementia
- Research publication:
- Three-minute test can detect hard to diagnose form of dementia
- Scientists warn that new drugs will require earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
- Researchers: Saliva test may reveal Alzheimer’s
- Saliva seen as possible diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease
- Study: Middle Age Memory Failures Can Predict Alzheimer’s 18 Years Before Diagnosis
- Portable Device Quickly Detects Early Alzheimer’s
- Neurotrack Raises $2M From Founders Fund, Social+Capital To Predict And Diagnose The Onset Of Alzheimer’s Disease
- After A Summer At Harvard Med School, Rock Health’s Third Class Shows Off Its Goods
- As Tests to Predict Alzheimer’s Emerge, So May Debates Over the Right to Die
- New Guidelines for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s: Will They Help Doctors Detect the Disease Earlier?
- Diagnosing dementia: Advance warning
- MRI Brain Scans Accurate In Early Diagnosis Of Alzheimer’s Disease
- What to do when mom or dad doesn’t recognize you
- Brain scan may reveal risk for Alzheimer’s disease
- Is it Alzheimer’s disease or depression?
- Inability to Detect Sarcasm May Herald Dementia
- Sarcasm finds medical use in dementia detection
- How Doctors Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s brain scan detects tau protein
- Alzheimer’s research in ‘major step’ towards blood test
- Is the eye key to predicting Alzheimer’s?
- Oprah and Einstein photos offer clues about early dementia
- Memory problems ‘earliest sign’ of Alzheimers
- Eye test may be able to detect Alzheimer’s decades before onset
- HypeWatch: Another Dementia Blood Test Oversold
- Is Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease Oversold?
- Blood test predicts Alzheimer’s disease
- Blood test developed that can predict Alzheimer’s disease with 90 per cent accuracy
- Eye cells could help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
- Searching for Alzheimer’s before symptoms begin
- Cheap Alzheimer’s test made from peanut butter and ruler, researchers report
- Why A Peanut Butter Test For Alzheimer’s Might Be Too Simple
- Slow walking ‘predicts dementia’
- Signs of Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Are Seen in Gait
- Spinal tap may predict Alzheimer’s years ahead
- Predicting Alzheimer’s Blood Test Almost 100% Accurate
- Blood Test May Spot Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms Appear
- Misdiagnosis common in early-onset Alzheimer’s
- Half of Alzheimer’s cases misdiagnosed
- New Alzheimer’s Guidelines May Confuse Diagnosis
- FDA to consider Alzheimer’s test for living patients
- Alzheimer’s Blood Test Could Be On The Way
- FDA on new Alzheimer’s test: No, or at least not yet
- In the Works: Spinal taps may be used to predict Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
- Alzheimer’s Disease – Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Spinal-Fluid Test Is Found to Predict Alzheimer’s
- Rules Seek to Expand Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
- Alzheimer’s researchers seek better prevention with early detection
- Alzheimer’s blood test edges closer
- Brain scan may reveal risk for Alzheimer’s disease
