The condition affects over55 million peopleworldwide, with nearly 10 million new cases every year.
Dementias most common throw in, Alzheimers disease, contributes to 60%-70% of all cases.
Globally, the cost of the disorder on healthcare systems reached$1.3tnin 2019.
The psychological cost is even higher.
Suffering from the disease may triggerdepression and anxiety.
Let alone the indescribable emotional impact of seeing a loved one disappear right in front of your eyes.
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Fortunately, advanced technologies offer a much-needed ray of hope and European universities are rising to the task.
The team built the model using cognitive tests and MRI scans showing grey matter atrophy (i.e.
The scientists validated the AI tools predictions with follow-updataover the course of six years.
To achieve this, the 13 partners behind the project are building the AI-Mind Connector and AI-Mind Predictor.
Both these tools will be integrated into a cloud-based diagnostics platform that can support health professionals.
This way, it hopes to increase the dementia-free period for MCI patients.
AI-Mind kicked off in 2021 and will run until 2026.
The machine learning algorithm is freelyavailableon the internet as an open-source model.
This will allow us to better understand diseases and take a stab at stop them.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
