A major new study has spotted subtle changes in the body that may precede an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis by decades. The finding raises the hope of one day stopping brain decline dead in tracks, and the stakes could not be higher. Dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK and the threat is growing as the population gets older. There are currently 900,000 people living with dementia in the UK and this is projected to rise to 1.6 million by 2040. Short of a cure or known prevention, researchers are turning their attention to early intervention. Memory loss is often the first sign of Alz…
