A Single Brain Scan Could Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

A Single Brain Scan Could Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
Brain scans of a patient with Alzheimer's disease Atthapon Raksthaput/Shutterstock
Marina Zhang
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An algorithm is now able to diagnose Alzheimer’s from a single brain scan, according to a UK study. The modeling can even diagnose individuals at an early stage of the disease, normally a difficult task.

“Currently no other simple and widely available methods can predict Alzheimer’s disease with this level of accuracy, so our research is an important step forward,” said lead researcher Prof. Eric Aboagye in a media release.
Marina Zhang
Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health writer for The Epoch Times, based in New York. She mainly covers stories on COVID-19 and the healthcare system and has a bachelors in biomedicine from The University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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