An important advance in the evaluation of people with suspected dementia of the Alzheimer type is the use of structural imaging to assess in vivo neuroanatomical changes. This technique can also be used in conjunction with neuropsychological test data to better understand the relationship between the structural brain changes and the cognitive…    



Memory test ‘identifies Alzheimer’s early’

Doctors will be able to identify the initial signs of Alzheimer’s disease earlier thanks to a new 10 minute, picture-based memory test.

The iPad-based test will enable GPs to test patients in high street surgeries, rather than having to refer them to specialist clinics, which could drive up diagnosis rates.

Currently only 40 per…    



A micro-RNA as a key regulator of learning and Alzheimer’s disease

Proteins are the molecular machines of the cell. They transport materials, cleave products or transmit signals - and for a long time, they have been a main focus of attention in molecular biology research. In the last two decades, however, another class of critically important molecules has emerged: small RNA molecules, including micro-RNAs. It…