Medical Xpress April 1, 2025
Most people donning virtual reality (VR) goggles are seeking the thrill of being immersed in a fictitious video game world. But some are donning them for an entirely different experience: to help researchers identify those most at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
“We know that early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias can have a significant impact on the quality of life of the affected persons, through the deployment of lifestyle changes and medications that can slow down disease progression,” says Manu Madhav, a neuroscientist at the University of British Columbia. “However, diagnosis has to be done through collecting biomarkers that are expensive and invasive, and thus require sufficient indication of functional impairment.”
This leaves an opportunity for non-invasive...
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