Greater Nashua

NASHUA - At just 15 years old, Yuvanguru Balagurumoorthy, a sophomore at Nashua High School South, has created ACCESS-AD, a screening device designed to provide early detection of Alzheimer’s disease without breaking the bank. “I kept thinking about the families who know, deep down, that something is changing in someone they love, but cannot get answers quickly or easily. Alzheimer’s often begins with small, quiet signs and for many families those signs are followed by fear, uncertainty and a long wait for help,” said Balagurumoorthy. “What stayed with me was how unfair that is, especially for lower-resource families, where early evaluation can be expensive, delayed or simply out of reach. So much research is focused on pushing the most advanced methods forward, which matters, but I wanted to focus on something equally important, building research that people can ...