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Alzheimer's Disease
Brain Scan Could Act as Mental Stress Test
September 9th, 2000
The brains of people with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease must work harder than other people's brains to perform simple memory tasks long before any outward symptoms develop, a study suggests. The measuring technique used in the study could develop into a kind of mental stress test for early detection of Alzheimer's, much like treadmill tests for heart abnormalities, researchers said. Zaven Khachaturian, former director of the Alzheimer's Research Office at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, said the finding is "quite exciting" because it bolsters hope of identifying candidates for early drug treatment. "There's something wrong...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2000-09-09)
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