Signs of Alzheimer's disease may be present decades before...(eimer's differ from those who don't many...),Health

Date:8/11/2008

eimer's differ from those who don't many decades before. In 1996, the Nun Study found that Alzheimer's disease with onset in old age could be predicted accurately from characteristics of autobiographical essays written at an average age of 22. Other studies have shown that those who develop Alzheimer's have specific deficits on tests of memory and thinking decades before the disease is diagnosed. The fact that subtle signs of Alzheimer's appear many years before symptoms appear may be useful for predicting who is at risk of the illness and identifying individuals earlier in life who could benefit from preventive therapies.

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Contact: James Mortimer jmortime@health.usf.edu 813-857-3163 University of South Florida Health Source:Eurekalert

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