“Demonstrating how we can assess digital biomarkers for early indications of disease using accessible and scalable headband devices in a home setting is a huge advancement in catching and mitigating Alzheimer’s disease at the earliest stages.”
In the largest study of its kind to date, the researchers analyzed data from 205 aging adults, identifying measurable problems with memory reactivation in association with levels of proteins such as amyloid and tau that build up in Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Researchers say this is an exciting step towards using wearables as digital biomarkers for disease detection. “We are just scratching the surface with this work, paving the way for affordable and easy-to-use devices to monitor brain health,” McConnell said. “This is proof of the principle that brain waves during sleep can be turned into a digital biomarker, and our next steps involve perfecting the process.”
Reference :
- Mapping sleep’s oscillatory events as a biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease – (https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.13420)
Source: IANS
