http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/]]>Jan 19th 2008 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 21st 2008 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/
And if you think it's a problem that people have health insurance, you're even stupider than you sounded the first time.]]>Jan 19th 2008 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/
Now as to whether or not kids should be on psychoactive meds, I agree that ADD is overdiagnosed. But that's because of lazy pediatricians, and not because of some sinister conspiracy between doctors, HMOs, and pharmaceutical companies. If you don't believe me, why don't you get into medicine somehow and prove me wrong?]]>Jan 19th 2008 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/
xDDDDD

That totally got you points in my book--well that in addition to my concurrence with you.

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Yo, Fish, what the hell type of school do you go to?
Let me guess, is it something like Pfeizer High (hrm, I guess I'll have that pun intended) or U. Glaxo? Also, the comparison of Alzheimer's disease to ADD was just soooo off. I get it, you're saying that it'll end up being over-diagnosed, but:
[1] Alzheimer's is accompanied by many physical signs rendering unable to be as easily misdiagnosed/over-diagnosed.
[2] the general drawing of a similarity between the two was not cool at all. Your point was made, but not the one you would've like to have been received. (To see said received message, go to: Stitifier's first comment)]]>Jan 19th 2008 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/
My recent poll shows that 90% of me thinks you're an idiot, and 10% of me thinks you over-exaggerated your results.
Considering you said "my school", would lead me to believe you're 13, you conducted a poll on the only people who would talk to you, the nerdy kids in the corner, and you built your findings off a closed, narrow demographic. Congratulations.]]>Jan 20th 2008 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/
That old giezer is a Prestige Level 5 on Call of Duty 4]]>Jan 19th 2008 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/She looks like a robot.]]>Jan 19th 2008 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/
Maybe she needs to lay off the makeup.]]>Jan 20th 2008 4:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/
The 90 minutes would be for a comprehensive neuro battery that verifies diagnosis. Many assessment publishing companies have attempted to use head gear assessments for testing but found that they hit a few major barriers:

(1) Implementation costs (Budgets are constantly shrinking in this sector)
(2) Technical Barriers (Many clinicians in the field are not technically savvy - trust me I used to sell these kinds of things)
(3) Fear of technology which can cause the client to be distracted or just narrowly hurt their focus enough to create false results. Its hard enough to calm people down for a paper-and-pencil test!]]>Jan 19th 2008 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/
PHOTOSHOP!!!

*soundly (and justly) flogged for stupidity*
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Flashpoint, "But the thing is, fat girls will give you the time of your life."

So unrelated yet oh-so very funny xDDD

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*gives [+] to both*]]>Jan 19th 2008 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/"noone is as smart as meeeeee" said the doctor.]]>Jan 19th 2008 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 5:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 27th 2008 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 19th 2008 11:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Hmm, so the ability to play video games = unlikely candidate for Alzheimer's.

Seriously, what if you're an old gamer? I thought proclivities for Alzheimer's could be detected with genetic testing.


Well, I'm off to fight Alzheimer's with Halo 3.

]]>Jan 20th 2008 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/
Turns out Alzheimer's is connected to classic conditioning - where, example, hot water in shower makes you cringe, toilet flushing makes water hot, then all you need is to hear the toiler flush to jump away. Classical conditioning is purely an automatic response, you don't have to think about it at all and you can't fake it. So there was this procedure where they would puff some air into your eyes and accompany it with a tone and condition you to blink when you hear the tone, and the doctor would measure how long you took to respond to the tone. Using this test they found Alzheimer's in people with no symptoms up to about 5 years or something before they developed symptoms.

So, was the paper test method better than this or something, and produce more reliable results earlier? Is this new test going to be better?]]>Jan 20th 2008 6:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/developing a better product instead of trying to misinform people.This is on the Longevinex website regarding Biotivia:
http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning_letters/s6562c.htm

It appears that the United States Governement is upset about your advertising and marketing tactics as well.

Resveratrol Price Watch:
www.ResveratrolPriceWatch.com
]]>Jan 23rd 2008 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/I would administer some more paper and pencil tests before I jump to any conclusion - SLUMS is a good start, though.]]>Jan 21st 2008 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/19/researchers-craft-new-testing-device-to-detect-early-alzheimers/Jan 20th 2008 5:48PM