Eye-tracking test could facilitate earlier Alzheimer's diagnoses
With the steady increase in the life expectancy of Europe's
population, researchers estimate that the number of people
affected by age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease,
will increase dramatically in the next few years. This makes
improving our understanding of the disease and its early
diagnosis an important priority. New research, led by Lancaster
University in the United Kingdom, in partnership with Royal
Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS foundation
trust, and published in the Journal of the American Aging
Association, shows that people with Alzheimer's disease have
difficulty with one particular type of eye-tracking test. That a
simple eye-tracking test could hold the key to earlier
Alzheimer's diagnosis is an important finding, according to Dr
Trevor Crawford from the Department of Psychology and the Centre
for Ageing Research, Lancaster University. He noted that these
new results were potentially very exciting