An olfactory 'stress test' for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1029815

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Early detection of Alzheimer's disease will be especially important when treatments become available that can slow or halt the progress of the disease. The sense of smell (olfaction) is affected early in the evolution of Alzheimer's disease. We have introduced a simple, inexpensive modification to standard testing of olfaction that we believe may help identify individuals with very early stage Alzheimer's disease. Our study is designed to assess this promising new approach.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $743,450.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geriatrics and Gerontology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Alzheimer disease | cognitive decline | diagnostic test | early detection | olfaction | screening

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