Elli Kaplan: Alzheimer's 'Could Bankrupt Nations' | Health | WIRED

Elli Kaplan's Neurotrack software can detect Alzheimer's four years before the first signs of cognitive decline even appear. The test takes 30-minute and uses a combination of infrared eye-tracking and a computer recognition exercise that flashes a sequence of images and evaluates how long people spend looking at new images rather than previously seen ones.
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The test, which has been developed by neuroscientists at Emory University, will be fundamental in the development of a cure for Alzheimer's, according to Kaplan, who spoke at WIRED Health. Furthermore, although no cure exists for Alzheimer's, current medication is more effective if patients start taking it during the early stages of the disease. 

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