The Posit Science Blog » AD http://www.positscience.com/blog The brain, brain fitness, and Posit Science Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:01:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Loss of Smell May Predict Alzheimer’s http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/02/03/loss-of-smell-may-predict-alzheimers/ http://www.positscience.com/blog/2010/02/03/loss-of-smell-may-predict-alzheimers/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:09:27 +0000 Karen Merzenich http://www.positscience.com/blog/?p=702

A recent study in the Journal of Neuroscience has provided a new possibility for detecting Alzheimer’s disease (AD) early: loss of the ability to smell. The research used mice that were genetically engineered to develop the signature amyloid plaques that occur in AD. In the course of the research, the scientists noticed that the plaques [...]

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A recent study in the Journal of Neuroscience has provided a new possibility for detecting Alzheimer’s disease (AD) early: loss of the ability to smell. The research used mice that were genetically engineered to develop the signature amyloid plaques that occur in AD. In the course of the research, the scientists noticed that the plaques [...]

by Karen Merzenich
©2012 The Posit Science Blog. All Rights Reserved.
Possibly Related posts:
  1. New Early Detection Method for Alzheimer’s Disease
  2. A Rose By Any Other Name… The Brain and Smell
  3. Get Down and Dirty for Brain Health