ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

Test for Alzheimer’s gives early warning

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Original article by Kate Hagan
The Age – Page: 13 : 29-Oct-14

A new study published in the "Molecular Psychiatry" journal shows that scientists at the University of Melbourne have developed a new advance test for Alzheimer’s disease. They found that looking at micro ribonucleic acid in blood samples allows doctors to identify individuals with a certain genetic signature, which indicates they either already have the disease or are likely to develop it later in life. Further trials will be conducted, but at present the success rate of the test is 91%. Early diagnosis is crucial for Alzheimer’s as there is no cure available

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UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, KING’S COLLEGE LONDON

Neuroplasticity at work: video games to boost children’s brains

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Original article by Hannah Francis
The Age – Page: 10 : 2-Sep-14

Alzheimer Australia will stage its "Technology and Dementia" forum in Melbourne on 2 September 2014. One of the key speakers is neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley, head of the University of California, San Francisco’s Neuroscape Labs. He will argue that both young people and the elderly can benefit from playing certain types of video games that foster neuroplasticity, or the permanent strengthening of specific neural pathways. Neuroscape Labs is developing such software for children

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, ALZHEIMER’S AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED