Testing for Alzheimer’s
In 1960 a test was conducted called Project Talent. The test consisted of questions about academics, home lives, health, personality traits and aspirations as well as general knowledge. With over 440,000 students the test took two and half days to administer and complete. The Project Talent test was funded by the U.S. government.
Fifty-eight years later the results from the students who took the test are still being used by researchers. They have been able to use the answers in recents studies to fight against Alzheimers disease. The study found out that students who did well on the test questions[…]