Scientists taught AI to spot Alzheimer's years before traditional diagnosis

Alzheimer's disease is a devastating brain disorder that has no known cure. Studies have shown that you can improve your chances of keeping it at bay by, say, drinking a lot of coffee, but that's not going to eradicate the disease or make a positive Alzheimer's diagnosis any less troubling. As with any disease, early diagnosis can be a big advantage for doctors in treating Alzheimer's, and drugs that combat the disease are most effective if used early on. Now, researchers from UC San Francisco h...