New Scientist Briefing: New ways to diagnose Alzheimer's earlier
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010News source:
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With the world on the brink of an epidemic of Alzheimer's disease, doctors are preparing the first overhaul for over 25 years of the way they diagnose the degenerative disease.
Last Tuesday, the first drafts of the new diagnostic criteria were unveiled at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Hawaii.
The new criteria will help doctors detect the disease before noticeable symptoms appear. But without any treatments currently available, how will people be affected by early diagnosis? New Scientist investigates.
The full article is available through this link: Briefing: New ways to diagnose Alzheimer's earlier
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