/channels/taxonomy/term/3987/all en /channels/channels/news/artificial-intelligence-predicts-dementia-onset-symptoms-269722 <p>Imagine if doctors could determine, many years in advance, who is likely to develop dementia. Such prognostic capabilities would give patients and their families time to plan and manage treatment and care. Thanks to artificial intelligence research conducted at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University, this kind of predictive power could soon be available to clinicians everywhere.</p> Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:45:36 +0000 webfull 130387 at /channels /channels/news/alzheimer%E2%80%99s-disease-it-takes-two-proteins-tango-260514 <p>For years, neuroscientists have puzzled over how two abnormal proteins, called amyloid and tau, accumulate in the brain and damage it to cause Alzheimer's disease (AD). Which one is the driving force behind dementia? The answer: both of them, according to a new study by researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute.</p> Wed, 20 Apr 2016 15:20:33 +0000 webfull 118364 at /channels