Ten-minute brain scan could detect dementia early, study suggests
Scientists used a scan of βrestingβ brain activity to identify whether people would go on to develop dementia, with an estimated 80% accuracy up to nine years before people received a diagnosis. If the findings were confirmed in a larger cohort, the scan could become a routine procedure in memory clinics, scientists said.
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