<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dementia is a growing problem in Australia's ageing society and identifying people with it can be difficult.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The latest research shows how artificial intelligence could make a difference.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About 50 million people worldwide live with some form of dementia, and that's expected to triple by 2050, according to the World Alzheimer Report.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/mexican-naval-ship-crash-brooklyn-bridge-us/a05e517a-2e14-4093-92b4-46bccc55e9a9"><strong><span>Two dead after Mexican Navy sailing ship hits Brooklyn Bridge in New York City</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But even that could be an underestimate because identifying people with the illness can be challenging.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now, an Australian-US team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence tool that detects dementia by analysing medical records for hundreds of clues including memory, difficulty performing daily activities, anxiety and unexplained agitation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It makes it easier to diagnose potential sufferers.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/dementia-ai-could-be-the-latest-tool-in-battle-against-dementia/d3a2f169-4cd2-4781-bf0b-5e1f446a74b6" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-warning-nsw-central-coast/0dcd643e-afbb-4731-aa85-faa7a5ecf218" rel="" target="" title="Flood warning as rain and wind hit parts of NSW east coast"><strong><span>Flood warning as rain and wind hit parts of NSW east coast</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If we find that there are clues to the presence of dementia in a person, and with their permission, we would be able to do a fuller clinical evaluation and confirm that and potentially provide them better care," Professor Velandai Srikanth said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Researchers from the National Centre for Healthy Ageing - a partnership between Melbourne's Monash University and Peninsula Health - studied more than 1000 people aged 60 and above with dementia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Using traditional data gathering and AI, researchers found their algorithms were highly accurate in determining whether or not a person had the illness.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They believe that, if adopted widely, this AI approach could transform how dementia is identified and managed.</span></div></div>