Program to help people at risk for Alzheimer’s now recruiting in Huntsville

Program to help people at risk for Alzheimer’s now recruiting in Huntsville

Two hundred older adults in north Alabama could help rewrite the standard of care for people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in partnership with Seattle-based Phenome Health and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, Calif., have launched a pilot study on the role that genetics and lifestyle play in Alzheimer’s risk.

PET scans identify people at early risk for cognitive decline

Amyloid PET scans in people with early signs of Alzheimer’s can identify those at higher risk of progressing to cognitive decline.