Published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers have found that the back of patients’ eyes can be analysed to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. They found that retina tissue provides evidence of toxic tau and inflammation. Ashley Nilson, lead author, and graduate student at University of Texas, stated ‘using the retina for detecting Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases would be non-invasive, inexpensive and could become a part of a normal screening done at patients checkups.
Early detection of Alzheimer’s warning sings would allow for early intervention and prevention of neuro-degeneration before major brain cell loss and cognitive decline occurs.’ Toxic tau was shown to possibly start inflammation in brain regions, and spreads to connected regions. The tau protein in Alzheimer’s morphs into a toxic tau oligomers and clumps into neurofibrillary…
