There’s no doubt that getting a diagnosis quickly at an early stage can help Alzheimer’s patients. It allows them to access help and support, get treatment to manage their symptoms, and plan for the future.
Being able to accurately identify patients at an early stage of the disease will also help researchers understand the brain changes that trigger the disease and prepare the ground for trials of new treatments.
New research by Imperial College London has come up with a single MRI brain scan that could be enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s.
