Two Alzheimer’s drugs help patients live independently at home for longer periods
Two widely touted Alzheimer’s drugs have been shown to enable patients to remain in their homes for longer periods of time.
California knows disabled people need help during wildfires. After LA blazes, can it better prepare?
California has known for years that it must pay extra attention to people with disabilities and limited mobility during ...
Alzheimer’s Association shares the impact of dementia within Black communities
The Alzheimer’s Association is spreading awareness to dementia within Black communities during Black History Month.Black ...
The importance of blood tests for Alzheimer’s: 2 neuroscientists explain the recent findings
Now, several publications and presentations at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference have demonstrated that blood tests measuring amyloid and tau proteins have become much more ...
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s: Two experts on why new studies are encouraging
These various tests are at different stages of validation – assuring they’re accurate across many different populations. And, for each protein, there are several different met ...
Scientists Develop Early Alzheimer’s Detection Test – Years Before Symptoms Appear
A new biomarker test can detect early-stage tau protein clumping up to a decade before it appears on brain scans, improving early Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Unlike amyloid-beta, tau neurofibrillary ...
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Alzheimer's, Dementias Largely Undiagnosed, Early Tests Rare
Study: Older US adults' experiences with and views about cognitive screening and blood biomarker testing for Alzheimer's disease (DOI ...
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Class offered on dementia-related behaviors
The Alzheimer’s Association and North Dakota State University Extension will offer a free presentation, Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors, on Wednesday, March 5, from noon-1:30 p.m. This class ...
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Small amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity are associated with big reductions in dementia risk
The researchers found that engaging in as little as 35 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week, compared to zero minutes per week, was associated with a 41% lower risk of developing ...
New memory care unit opens in Elgin, fills a growing need
A new memory support unit just opened in Central Texas. This comes as the Alzheimer’s Association said the disease is a ...
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Small amounts of exercise linked to lower dementia risk in older adults
A little movement could help prevent dementia, even for frail older adults, suggests a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.