Young adults at future risk of Alzheimer's have different brain activity
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 09:42
in Psychology & Sociology
Young adults with a genetic variant that raises their risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease show changes in their brain activity decades before any symptoms might arise, according to a new brain imaging study by scientists from the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. The results may support the idea that the brain's memory function may gradually wear itself out in those who go on to develop Alzheimer's...
Read the whole article on Science Centric
More from Science Centric
Related
- Young adults at future risk of Alzheimer's have different brain activity, says studyMon, 6 Apr 2009, 18:16:35 EDT
- Study suggests earliest brain changes associated with the genetic risk of Alzheimer's diseaseTue, 30 Nov 2010, 14:03:53 EST
- MRI scans reveal brain changes in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer'sThu, 16 Dec 2010, 12:36:25 EST
- Mayo Clinic maps brain, finds Alzheimer's patients drive differently Mon, 16 Jul 2012, 21:05:28 EDT
- Combining brain imaging, genetic analysis may help identify people at early risk of Alzheimer'sTue, 8 Feb 2011, 9:33:00 EST