MRI scans may predict dementia risk before symptoms appear

<h3><br />''</h3>Scientists have found that MRI brain scans can help predict whether a person will develop dementia in the next three years before the symptoms of the disorder appear. In a study, researchers from Washington University and the University of California, San Francisco in the US used magnetic resonance imaging&nbsp; MRI, brain scans to predict dementia with 89 per cent accuracy.<br />'' <br />''The findings suggest that doctors may one day be able t...