UCLA Scientists Use Brain-Imaging Tool to Track and Predict Cognitive Decline

Cognitive loss and brain degeneration affect millions of adults, and that number is set to increase due to the large population of aging baby boomers. Today, nearly 20 percent of people age 65 or older suffer from mild cognitive impairment, and 10 percent of adults in the same age group have dementia.

Scientists at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), previously developed a brain-imaging tool to help assess the neurological changes associated with these conditions. The UCLA team now reports that the brain-scan technique effectively tracked and predicted cognitive decline over a two-year period, as detailed in the February issue of the journal Archives of Neurology. For more information, click here to read the full release.