Brush Strokes & Dementia

An interesting article written by Ana Sandolu highlights the affects that brushstrokes have to help identify dementia in painters. Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, both neurodegenerative disorders, affect millions of people in the U.S. every year. Soon some new research could improve the early detection of these illnesses because scientists may have discovered a way to predict these neurological disorders, at least in painters.

Dementia among the elderly in the U.S. is a common neurological disorder. About 1 in 3 seniors are reported dying with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. Another common disease is Parkinson’s disease. The National …read more