1.0KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.orgbrilabuskeshttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/brilabuskes/Scientists Want To Focus On Actual Brain Changes And Not Memory Loss As Way Of Defining Alzheimer's - KFF Health Newsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vKWMIpmuKe"><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/scientists-want-to-focus-on-actual-brain-changes-and-not-memory-loss-as-way-of-defining-alzheimers/">Scientists Want To Focus On Actual Brain Changes And Not Memory Loss As Way Of Defining Alzheimer’s</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/scientists-want-to-focus-on-actual-brain-changes-and-not-memory-loss-as-way-of-defining-alzheimers/embed/#?secret=vKWMIpmuKe" width="600" height="338" title="“Scientists Want To Focus On Actual Brain Changes And Not Memory Loss As Way Of Defining Alzheimer’s” — KFF Health News" data-secret="vKWMIpmuKe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The change would be geared toward providing more objective research. It would also mean many more people will be considered to have Alzheimer's, because the biological signs can show up 15 to 20 years before symptoms do.