The future in our hands: Screening for preclinical Alzheimer's disease by analysing hand movements

阿尔茨海默病(AD)在记忆问题开始之前10-20年就开始损害大脑。到确诊时，很难治疗，因为损伤太严重了。我们需要一种更早发现AD的方法。我们将开发一种简单的新计算机测试，通过记录和分析手的运动来检测AD的早期迹象。然后，人们可以更早地开始预防，科学家可以研究更好的治疗方法，以提高人们的生活质量，减少痴呆症患者的数量。

Alzheimer's disease (AD) starts damaging the brain 10-20 years before memory problems begin. By the time of diagnosis, it is hard to treat because the damage is so severe. We need a way to detect AD much earlier. We will develop a simple new computer test to detect early signs of AD by recording and analysing hand movements. Then people can start prevention earlier and scientists can research better treatments to improve people's quality of life and reduce the number of people with dementia.