Research
Alzheimer’s may start shrinking two brain regions years before memory loss
The Brief
- Johns Hopkins scientists report brain scans showing two memory- and emotion-related regions shrinking before the hippocampus.
- The shrinkage may appear up to a decade before memory loss begins, according to the source summary.
- The findings are described as hidden warning signs of Alzheimer's disease.
Why it matters
If these regions show changes years before memory symptoms, they could become targets for earlier detection and for studying the disease before clinical decline.
Who’s affected
- researchers studying Alzheimer's disease and neurodegeneration
- clinicians and people concerned about early dementia detection
Johns Hopkins scientists have uncovered hidden warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease that may appear up to a decade before memory loss begins. Brain scans revealed that two regions involved in memory and emotion start shrinking before the hippocampus, the area doctors typically…
Timeline
Johns Hopkins findings on early brain-region shrinkage in Alzheimer's reported
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Alzheimer’s may start shrinking two brain regions years before memory loss