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New scan will spot dementia

11 May 2016

PET scans are being trialled by researchers at UCL, led by Professor Nick Fox (UCL Institute of Neurology), to locate and measure amyloid and tau plaques in the brain, allowing Alzheimer's disease to be detected up to 15 years before symptoms become apparent. Read: Daily Express, More: Daily Mail, Telegraph