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A simple eye test could make it easier to diagnose Alzheimer's, a team of scientists say.
The researchers from Lancaster University have found that those with the degenerative brain disease have difficulty with one particular test.
They also found that the inability to carry out the tests in those who had already been diagnosed with Alzheimer's was linked to lower memory function.
Dr Trevor Crawford said the latest results were potentially exciting.
They showed, for the first time, a physical connection with the memory impairment that so often is the first noticeable symptom in Alzheimer's.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9496760/Simple-eye-test-could-diagnose-Alzheimers.html
The researchers from Lancaster University have found that those with the degenerative brain disease have difficulty with one particular test.
They also found that the inability to carry out the tests in those who had already been diagnosed with Alzheimer's was linked to lower memory function.
Dr Trevor Crawford said the latest results were potentially exciting.
They showed, for the first time, a physical connection with the memory impairment that so often is the first noticeable symptom in Alzheimer's.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9496760/Simple-eye-test-could-diagnose-Alzheimers.html