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/PRNewswire/ -- Alzheimer's disease wreaks unmistakable havoc in the brain. First major data release for Seattle Alzheimer's Disease Brain Cell Atlas points to...
Researchers assess the theoretical impact of biomarker framework on dementia prediction One of the biggest challenges in Alzheimer's research is to identify biomarkers that can identify people who are at risk of developing dementia. Biomarkers could be used to screen people so they might be helped before they develop dementia. Researchers have focused primarily on three such biomarkers. Two are Alzheimer's-related proteins, amyloid and tau. Amyloid forms clumps in brains, and tau forms skeins of filaments called neurofibrillary tangles. Both can be detected in cerebral spinal fluid or by spec...
E-Mail IMAGE: An image taken from a normal brain is shown on the left. Dilation of the ventricles (arrow) in the brain image on the right is a sign of atrophy that... view more Credit: Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study team One of the biggest challenges in Alzheimer's research is to identify biomarkers that can identify people who are at risk of developing dementia. Biomarkers could be used to screen people so they might be helped before they develop dementia. Researchers have focused primarily on three such biomarkers. Two are Alzheimer's-related proteins, amyloid and tau. Am...