Eye test for Alzheimer’s may show
clear promise for detection
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/17/health/alzheimers-test-eye/index.html?iref=allsearch
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have found that the amount of beta-amyloid protein in the brain corresponded closely to the amount of that same protein in the retina in the back of the eye. The scientists have developed an eye test, currently in a clinical trial, to see if it can identify people starting to develop Alzheimer’s who don’t yet show memory/thinking symptoms.
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