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Alzheimer’s may start shrinking two brain regions years before memory loss
Alzheimer's disease may begin leaving detectable clues in the brain as much as a decade before memory problems appear.
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that Alzheimer’s disease can produce detectable changes in two brain regions up to a decade before memory problems emerge. These regions show deterioration earlier than the hippocampus, which is typically examined for disease evidence. The finding suggests that doctors may eventually be able to identify Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear, opening the possibility of initiating treatment when it could most effectively protect the brain.
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