CHICAGO: A new study led by researchers from the University of California-Los Angeles has validated the first ‘gold standard’ technique to measure atrophy, or loss of tissue, in the hippocampus of the brain – one of the earliest indicators of Alzheimer’s disease.
Not only will the technique be used in Alzheimer’s research across the globe – aiding the development of new drugs to prevent or treat the disease – the team says clinicians may soon be using the method for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease…