UCLA brain-imaging tool and stroke risk test help identify cognitive decline early

... early evidence of amyloid beta "plaques" and neurofibrillary tau "tangles" in the brain - the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. The study, published in the April issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease , demonstrates that taking both stroke risk ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/uoc--ubt040313.php