Non-invasive near-infrared optical imaging of neurodegeneration

痴呆症目前影响着超过24万澳大利亚人，并增加了医疗费用。痴呆症的一个常见原因是大脑中的蛋白质形成沉积，脑细胞退化和死亡。该项目将开发一种新的医学成像方法，有助于检测濒临死亡的脑细胞。这将使人们能够更好地了解细胞死亡的原因，并有机会确定进行有意义的治疗干预的最佳时间。

Dementia currently affects over 240,000 Australians with an increasing health cost. A common cause of dementia occurs when proteins in the brain form deposits and brain cells degenerate and die. This project will develop a novel medical imaging method that will facilitate the detection of dying brain cells. This will enable a better understanding of the causes of cell death and the opportunity to identify the best time for meaningful therapeutic intervention.