Brain inflammation marker detected years before symptoms appear | NYGazet

A new study pinpoints where and when the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease begin. Researchers discovered a marker for brain inflammation rises in a specific memory-related brain region, coinciding precisely with the appearance of the disease’s first toxic plaques.

Scientists may have identified a way to detect the earliest biological signs of Alzheimer’s disease, long before the onset of memory loss and cognitive decline. A new study published in Acta Neuropathologica reveals that a protein indicating brain in... [6450 chars]