Neuroimaging study may pave way for effective Alzheimer's treatments
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 16:42
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have determined that a new instrument known as PIB-PET is effective in detecting deposits of amyloid-beta protein plaques in the brains of living people, and that these deposits are predictive of who will develop Alzheimer`s disease.