Virtual reality better at spotting Alzheimer's than doctors tests

"A new virtual reality system developed by a team of UK scientists is better at spotting the early signs of Alzheimer's than "gold standard" tests currently use by doctors, research suggests.
Pioneered by a team at the University of Cambridge, the technology was even able to sort patients with early signs of Alzheimer's from those with other cognitive impairments.
As well as potentially revolutionising clinical testing for the disease in its earliest stages, there are hopes the innovation could help to develop monitoring and diagnostic tools that can be built into everyday devices.
More than 520,000 people in the UK have dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease and the figure is expected to rise as the population ages..." Lire la suite