AI can detect Alzheimer’s a decade before symptoms show

The programme could help patients receive medication early to manage the disease

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Researchers revealed how apoE4 gene significantly increase risk of developing the brain-damaging disease
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Researchers have created an artificial intelligence (AI) programme that can detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease up to ten years before symptoms appear.

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