- It is possible to predict future onset of Alzheimer's disease using language samples obtained from cognitively normal individuals. Significant predictive power was obtained, with AUC of 0.74 and accuracy of 0.70. The mean time to diagnosis of mild AD was 7.59 years. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/piis2589-5370(20)30327-8/fulltext 7 comments science
Linking pages
- The AI that spots Alzheimer's from cookie drawing - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54538228 4 comments
- Alzheimer’s Prediction May Be Found in Writing Tests - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/health/alzheimers-prediction-speech.html 2 comments
- IBM Algorithm Can Tell Who's Going to Get Alzheimer's by Reading Their Writing https://futurism.com/neoscope/ibm-algorithm-alzheimers-reading-writing 1 comment