CT scans can check for signs of stroke or a brain tumour. But they cannot provide detailed information about the structure of the brain. MRI scans can help confirm the type of disease causing a person ...

Deborah Gatesman's dad, James, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2002, with the "caring" family man sadly losing his ...

For Alzheimer's ... disease, brain tumors, and buildup of fluid in the brain need to be ruled out -- typically with brain ...

Alzheimer’s disease could be diagnosed from a single MRI brain scan, according to a new study by Imperial College London. Using machine learning technology, researchers were able to examine ...

Federally funded research at Johns Hopkins offers new avenues for detecting brain disease long before it strikes ...

SEVEN NEWS. MORE THAN 53,000 NEW MEXICANS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE BY 2025. THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SAYS THAT’S AN INCREASE OF 2000 PEOPLE PER YEAR. WE ASKED KOAT ...

Also, like a CT scan, an MRI may also show brain changes that are linked to Alzheimer’s disease. A PET or “positron emission tomography” machine uses radioactive tracers to make images of ...

An experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their ... are detectable on brain scans and represent tiny spots ...