People with dementia have distinct brain wave patterns ... is high-tech neuroimaging such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or positron emission tomography (PET) scans.

Find out what it's like to undergo a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan, commonly known as an MRI scan, from our short video. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans are used to acquire detailed images of ...

The brain looks as if it's aged more, and quicker, in people with dementia. Hamied Haroon and the team of neuroimaging researchers at the University of Manchester are currently trying to develop new ...

The problem is many people still wait far too long to start the mitigating work – ten or even 20 years after the brain changes leading to dementia have begun. We have seen our protocol work ...

which may offer some protection against dementia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans, which examined the overall volume of the brain and the characteristics of five distinct brain ...

"As well as neuropsychological tests, we also performed MRI scans at the beginning ... weight training can protect the brain against dementia on two fronts: by stimulating the production of ...

Microplastic accumulation in human brain tissue has raised serious concerns ... 3-5 times higher in individuals diagnosed with dementia. Even more alarming, MNP levels in brain tissue were ...

all of whom later underwent MRI brain scans and cognitive tests. The researchers measured diet quality using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010, a scoring system that reflects adherence to ...

Their occurrence can set up a catastrophic chain reaction that ultimately leads to the symptoms we associate with dementia. But having amyloid deposits in the brain does not always lead to dementia.