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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — University of West Florida faculty and undergraduate students recently developed Pulsed Medical LED goggles for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease, according to the university. “Alzheimer’s is horrible. While, no cure for it, early detection and early treatment can definitely improve quality of life,” Sierra Kautz, a recent UWF Electrical […]

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Scientists and Alzheimer’s disease have been doing battle for decades and so far, the disease has been winning. But there are strides being made for earlier and non-invasive ways to detect the condition. Now there is new technology ready for clinical testing that could provide that elusive biomarker. The research on the device was spearheaded by Dr. James Arruda, a professor of Psychology at the University of West Florida. We'll talk about this new technology.

The search for a dementia biomarker could finally yield results.

“It’s a big deal,” James Arruda said. “The approach is novel. The software and the methodology is novel, and it’s produced some pretty good results."

“It’s a big deal,” James Arruda said. “The approach is novel. The software and the methodology is novel, and it’s produced some pretty good results."