Panel: Is earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s around the corner? (Health Journalism 2012)
Speaker: William Hu, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine
Panel description: What if Alzheimer’s disease could be identified by a simple blood test or scan years before characteristic symptoms of this illness started to become evident? What if scientists could intervene early in the disease process and change its course? Learn about initiatives under way to find biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, as well as neuroimaging initiatives that are peering into the brains of people as they age. Top scientists will discuss the state of the science surrounding the early identification of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, what we know about the earliest stages of these illnesses and issues surrounding the early diagnosis of dementia.
