SCIENTISTS in Glasgow are working on a new technique for detecting Alzheimer's disease that could help doctors diagnose it at the earliest stage.
Sticky protein plaques form in the brain of patients with the illness, killing brain cells. Researchers at Strathclyde University have discovered a way of spotting very early signs these clusters are building.
It is ultimately hoped the work could lead to a blood or spinal fluid test which would detect the onset before symptoms such as memory loss become serious.
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