In a nutshell A simple at-home smell test, the AROMHA test, could help detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease years before ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports suggests that a simple, self-administered smell test taken at home could help identify older adults who may be at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers ...

In testing, adults with mild cognitive impairment score lower on a simple smell test than adults with normal cognitive ...

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Olfactory tests may be a tool to identify dementia in its initial stages — when interventions are most beneficial, ...

Researchers have demonstrated how specific biomarkers in the blood can predict the development of dementia up to ten years before diagnosis, among older adults living independently in the community.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have demonstrated how specific biomarkers in the blood can predict the development of dementia up to 10 years before diagnosis, among older adults living ...

Researchers developed olfactory tests -- in which participants sniff odor labels that have been placed on a card -- to assess people's ability to discriminate, identify and remember odors. They found ...

A simple blood test for people with a certain sleep disorder may help predict the development of dementia years before symptoms occur, according to a new study. Idiopathic REM sleep behaviour ...

"These changes cause the well-known memory and thinking symptoms of dementia." While previously developed blood tests measure levels of amyloid plaques in the brain, this is the first one to ...