Alzheimer’s Disease: Groundbreaking new tool could identify the risk years before symptoms arise

For a disease as formidable as Alzheimer's, what might help navigate the journey less difficult than it already is? Having a certain amount of preparation in hand. What’s even better? The possibility of preventing the disease with efforts put in beforehand, or at least delaying it. So, what if there’s a way to predict it way before the symptoms arise? Turns out, scientists have made that possible! In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers at the Mayo Clinic have developed a new tool that can estimate someone’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease years before any memory problems or symptoms surface. Based on data from decades of brain-health tracking, this model draws on genetic information, age, sex, and advanced brain imaging to generate personalized risk scores