Too many false-positives throw accuracy of new Alzheimer’s blood test screener into doubt
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Aaron Dorman
Oct 30, 2023
A blood-test screener for Alzheimer’s that recently was released on the market may produce too many false positives, a new report warns.
New AI tool helps spark the conversation about early dementia
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 06, 2023
A new app’s virtual agent asks memory-probing questions to patients — picture descriptions and verbal fluency tests — to look for signs of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
New ‘Fastball’ test could help prevent Alzheimer’s curveballs
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Aaron Dorman
Jul 13, 2023
An innovative ‘fastball’ technique for identifying Alzheimer’s years before a diagnosis received a major funding boost.
AI-speech interpreter a first in growing list of Alzheimer’s tools
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 08, 2023
Researchers who describe Alzheimer’s as a “looming health crisis” have developed a new approach to screening the disease by using AI to interpret speech patterns.
ChatGPT analyzes speech patterns to identify Alzheimer’s 87 percent of the time, researchers show
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 09, 2024
By reviewing speech patterns, ChatGPT was able to correctly identify Alzheimer’s 87% of the time, a new study shows.
Digital assistive tech vital to dignity among dementia patients: report
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Aaron Dorman
Feb 23, 2024
A recent review of studies around “digital assistive tech” showed those tools helped people living with dementia preserve dignity and monitor health.
AI ‘promising’ for use in geriatrics, but ethical concerns remain, researchers say
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Aaron Dorman
Sep 22, 2023
A new meta-study on using AI within geriatrics praises AI as a “valuable asset” but still warns about the need for future research and potential ethical concerns.