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Dundee study aims to identify early-stage Alzheimer's

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Dundee research project is part of an £8m investment in dementia detection research at 11 UK universities by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council

Researchers at the University of Dundee will lead a £1.3m project to establish if an eye test can be used to reveal the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

The three-year study will use Vessel Assessment and Measurement Platform for images of the Retina (Vampire) software to analyse high-definition images of the eye from multiple instruments to establish whether such changes can act as an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease.

The project builds on the success of the Vampire software joint initiative with the University of Edinburgh, designed to help ascertain how changes in the vasculature of the eye may be linked to stroke, cardiovascular disease and genetics.

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