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Japanese scientists propose a method for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease using three questions
This method will help to detect the disease at early stages. Cover © freepik.com / senivpetro
A group of Japanese researchers from Keio University and Saisekai Medical Center have developed a method for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease based on three simple questions. The study showed that this will help identify the risk of the disease at an early stage
In the course of the study, scientists found that three questions, namely: “Are you worried about anything right now?”, “What brings you joy?” and “What news in the last three months has caught your attention?” can provide key information about the possible development of Alzheimer’s disease.
The study involved 155 people, 108 of whom were patients with various stages of cognitive impairment and 47 were healthy people. The results showed that a negative answer to the first question, followed by a response to the second question, and an inability to recall recent events (or mention news that happened a long time ago) are associated with an increased risk of the disease. Also, seeking help from an accompanying person during diagnosis became an additional indicator of possible risk.
In addition, brain scans of the participants showed that those with characteristic responses had three times the average level of amyloid proteins, which are caused by the development of Alzheimer’s. This approach opens up new prospects for diagnosing the disease at its earliest stages and could significantly help in the fight against a diagnosis that is currently difficult to establish without expensive research.
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