Dr Hilary lists the early symptoms of dementia Dementia is a syndrome, or a group of symptoms, associated with the progressive decline of the brain. This can lead to problems with memory, changes in behaviour and even mobility issues. It is thought almost one million Britons are currently living with the condition and this figure is expected to rise due to our ageing population .
Currently there is no way to know whether someone will develop dementia until symptoms begin to show . However, a new breakthrough in dementia research has found it could be possible to detect the condition in people up to nine years before they would typically be diagnosed. After reviewing more than 1,000 MRI scans, researchers say their test is more than 80 percent accurate, according to Medical News Today .
READ MORE 'I'm a doctor - these are the 6 signs of heart disease you shouldn't ignore' A new test could predict dementia nine years before a typical diagnosis (Image: Getty Images) But what makes this test so unusual is the fact it measures signs in your brain while you are daydreaming. As part of the trial, a team from the Queen Mary University of London analysed 1,111 functional MRIs of people without dementia and ran it through a machine learning algorithm. They then cross-referenced this model with those who went on to later develop a neurodegenerative disease.
This analysis is that it focuses on when your brain is in "default mode” - the the abstract mode of free-thinking often present i.
