Although there is no cure for Alzheimer's, diagnosing it early can mean better treatment and medicine options.
An early sign of Alzheimer's disease can potentially show up whilst you're tucking into a meal, according to scientists.
But despite this, spotting the early signs can be really important as it often means there is better treatment options available for the patient, helping them and their families to live a better quality of life. These can often appear before other symptoms, and so spotting them early could play an important role in slowing down the progression of the illness.
Willa Brenowitch, the study's lead author and neuroscientist at UCSF, said in a statement: "The olfactory bulb, which is critical for smell, is affected fairly early on in the course of the disease.
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