A novel MRI-based ‘aging’ clock may offer a simple way to identify patients whose biological age is outpacing their ...

A scan that can detect Alzheimer’s disease before memory loss begins is now available in the UAE for the first time. The amyloid PET scan, recently launched at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, is a ...

The team used a special type of brain scan called tau PET, which tracks a protein known as tau that builds up in the brain ...

PET scans also can detect another protein, called tau, that makes tangles in your brain when you have Alzheimer's. Because of their cost, insurance doesn't usually cover PET scans to diagnose ...

Mayo Clinic researchers in Minnesota have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps clinicians identify ...

Alzheimer’s disease — which affects an estimated 7 million Americans — is notoriously difficult to detect, especially in its initial stages.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia that causes memory and thinking problems, as well as behavioral changes, in adults.

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A new tool developed by researchers can estimate how fast someone is aging by analyzing a single MRI brain scan, predicting ...

CT scan: Your doctor will take a series of X-rays and put them together to make a more complete picture. MRI scan: This uses powerful magnets and radio waves to make close-up images of your brain ...

A colored transmission electron micrograph of the nerve cell of the brain of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease showing aggregates of the protein tau in green. The study used a blood test that ...