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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-10 03:42 PM
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Test for early Alzheimer's 'seems possible' (BBC)
By Michelle Roberts
Health reporter, BBC News

UK experts say they may have found a way to check for Alzheimer's years before symptoms appear.

A lumbar puncture test combined with a brain scan can identify patients with early tell-tale signs of dementia, they believe.

Ultimately, doctors could use this to select patients to try out drugs that may slow or halt the disease.

Currently there is no single test or cure for dementia, a condition that affects over 800,000 people in the UK.

Experts are working hard to find treatments that prevent the disease or at least slow its progression.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12051045
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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-10 04:26 PM
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1. Dementia, a condition that affects over HOW MANY? people in our political 'leadership'?
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