Doctors could use AI to diagnose DEMENTIA

Doctors could use artificial intelligence to diagnose dementia more accurately and give better treatment, scientists say. Researchers have invented a computer algorithm which can analyse MRI brain scans and learn how to recognise different types of dementia. They say that although many types of the brain-destroying condition have similar symptoms, they respond differently to treatment. Being able to correctly identify which type someone has means patients could be helped earlier on in their illness or given more targeted therapy. Experts say the research is'pioneering' and has'huge potential' in the future of treating dementia, expected to affect one million Britons by 2025.