Australian researchers say they have devised a first-of-its-kind tool that can accurately predict when a person will initially experience dementia symptoms based on their current age and interview responses.
The Florey Dementia Index was designed using neuropsychological data from three long-term studies that tracked nearly 3,800 participants who went from healthy to being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers designing the index predicted when these adults would develop dementia symptoms based on data from their asymptomatic times, then compared the estimates to the actual ages of diagnosis.
“Our test now…