If you suddenly cannot do it, you can be at high risk of Alzheimer
This sign can report structural changes in the brain.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has always been difficult to diagnose. Until somewhat recently, doctors could only identify it with certainty thanks to a post mortem examination, but in recent decades, research has made medical experts easier to diagnose advertising with certainty - thank you for the progress of the 'Brain imaging and a better understanding of the disease disease signaling panels.
You may notice such a red flag if you are suddenly unable to do something in particular, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Chicago. They now hope that by testing this particular risk factor, doctors could achieve this essential diagnosis earlier. Read the continuation to find out what thing could point out an increased risk of Alzheimer's and which other similar signs are also considered to be red flags.
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If you suddenly cannot do it, you can be at high risk of Alzheimer's.
Many people know that our memory and smell are closely linked. Now scientists explore the speed with which smell of smell can help predict memory loss in dementia patients.
A 2022 jillée study published in the journalAlzheimer's and dementia: the newspaper of the Alzheimer's association, noted that asudden decline in the ability to feel signals a loss of cognitive function and provides for certain structural changes in the brain which can lead to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.
"This study provides another index on how a rapid drop in the sense of smell is a very good indicator of what will eventually happenspecific brain regions, "Jayant Mr. Pinto, MD, the main study of the study and professor of surgery at the University of Chicago, said by press release.
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Here's how they did.
The researchers examined the anonymized data of patients of 515 older adults who participated in Rush UniversityMemory and aging project (MAP). From 1997, these subjects were tested annually for their ability to identify sample odors and riddled for signs of dementia. Using this information, the team looked for models that could predict the risk of dementia.
"Our idea was that people with a rapid declining smell over time would be in a worst form - and more likely to have brain problems and even Alzheimer's himself - that people who decreased slowly or maintained a normal smell, "saidRachel Pacyna, a fourth year student in the fourth year at the University of Chicago Pritzker Medicine School and the main study of the study.
A bad smell was linked to these physical changes in the brain.
The researchers learned that sudden changes in his sense of smell were linked to physical changes associated withAlzheimer's disease. These include having a smaller volume of gray matter in the areas of olfactory areas and linked to the memory of the brain, in particular in the amygdal and the entorhinal cortex.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"We were able to show that the volume and form of gray matter in olfactory areas and associated with the brain memory of people with a rapid decline in their smell were smaller compared to people who had a less severe olfactory decline" , explained Pinto.
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Odor tests can possibly be part of the dementia screening process.
There is not a single diagnostic test which can definitively determine whether or not a person has Alzheimer's disease. However, doctors will generally perform aWider diagnostic result which includes the revision of the medical history and the drugs of a patient, the administration of memory and cognition tests, to give a physical and psychiatric evaluation, and to carry out brain analyzes, in order to support the diagnosis of a Alzheimer's and exclude other possible causes. In addition, some doctors use vision and hearing tests as part of the screening process.
Now, study authors hope that one day, odors' tests could be useful in screening for Alzheimer's disease, since they are inexpensive, effective and easy to use. "If we could identify people in their forties, the 1950s and 60s who are more at risk from the start, we could potentially have enough information to register it in clinical trials and develop better drugs," said Pacyna.
