Australians living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) could know five years in advance whether they are at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease—the most common form of dementia—according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
Until now, experts did not have a practical way of linking a patient’s deteriorating brain health and the likelihood of them getting Alzheimer’s disease.
The ANU team’s research is the first to examine data of patients with MCI and accurately predict whether they are at risk of developing Alzheimer’s up to five years prior to a potential…
