By the time people who are already sick are identified, it's often too late to slow down the progression of Alzheimer's. By identifying early changes that could predict the development of dementia, it may also be possible to link those changes to primary risk factors that could be altered. |
In a project of this size, it's not realistic to expect the brain scans to predict Alzheimer's. But there is enough information to say that Pet and MRI scans can predict subsequent cognitive decline in a population of cognitively normal people. |
It's possible that people of Mexican descent have a higher genetic risk for type 2 diabetes. |