Quotes by Mary Haan

“By the time people who are already sick are identified, its often too late to slow down the progression of Alzheimers. By identifying early changes that could predict the development of dementia, it may also be possible to link those changes to primary risk factors that could be altered.”

“Its possible that people of Mexican descent have a higher genetic risk for type 2 diabetes.”

“In a project of this size, its not realistic to expect the brain scans to predict Alzheimers. But there is enough information to say that Pet and MRI scans can predict subsequent cognitive decline in a population of cognitively normal people.”