A new blood test called p-tau217 shows promise as an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, and when used in a two-step workflow very high accuracy to either identify or exclude brain amyloidosis, the most important and earliest ...
Aug 31, 2023
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The number one risk factor for Alzheimer's disease is age, far more than genetics. Because of the aging of the U.S. population, there are currently 6.7 million Americans with dementia, including Alzheimer's.
Aug 29, 2023
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An estimated one in four older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone and is at risk of practices like unsafe driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications and failing to attend medical ...
Aug 18, 2023
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Only a small percentage of older adults who are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease meet the eligibility criteria to receive new monoclonal antibody treatments, drugs that target amyloid-ß plaques in the brain, an ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a form of cognitive ability loss that can precede Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. People with MCI have some trouble with memory and thinking, but can largely lead independent ...
Aug 15, 2023
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The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer's disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system billions annually even as it remains out of reach for many of the lower-income seniors most likely to suffer ...
Aug 14, 2023
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The projected cost of caring for millions of individuals who have Alzheimer's disease (AD) worldwide will exceed a $1 trillion in a few years. In addition to the enormous health burden, patients and their caregivers experience ...
Aug 4, 2023
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As people age, they often worry about declining memory and other cognitive abilities. Many of them will see a doctor, who may do some tests to find out that they are functioning normally. This is generally referred to as ...
Jul 27, 2023
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New therapies for early Alzheimer's disease, monoclonal antibodies that remove amyloid-β plaques in the brain, are bringing hope to people whose lives have been affected by the disease. To help neurologists discuss these ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Many people turn to probiotics for their digestive woes, but a preliminary study suggests that what's good for gut may also be good for the aging brain.
Jul 24, 2023
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