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A few years from now, experts say, diagnosing Alzheimer's disease may be as simple as a blood test. "It seems like we're getting very close in detection, very close," said Dr. Denise Park of the Center for Vital Longevity at the University of Texas at Dallas. "And that seems like a miracle."
UTD and UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are part of a national effort to better understand the factors that contribute to brain health and the pathologies that lead to Alzheimer's disease. Early detection is a cornerstone of Alzheimer's research, said Dr. Roger Rosenberg, a professor of neurology and director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center at UT Southwestern. "We need to move the time course early, as early as possible," he said. That means diagnosing people with a high risk of developing the disease before the brain is irreversibly damaged – during the 10 or 20 years when the neuropathology of Alzheimer's begins but the person doesn't show symptoms.
At the Center for Vital Longevity, Park is overseeing three brain studies: a lifespan study to observe the brain's changes over time, a synapse project to detect how staying active or learning new activities can preserve brain function in older age, and a cultural study that measures how brain functions are influenced by a person's culture. The goal is not simply to understand cognitive decline but also to find "super agers" and try to find out why their brains have aged well, Park said. Read more: dallasnews.com
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