New take home drug for Alzheimer’s

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Doctors in Palm Beach County are testing a new drug that patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease can inject at home and hopefully have it repair and regenerate their brain cells.Advertisement

The clinical trial is being conducted by doctors at the Premiere Research Institute in West Palm Beach.

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Become a clinical trial volunteer

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Joe Oglesby was the highest-ranking Black newsroom executive at The Miami Herald when he announced his retirement in 2009. He and wife Linda Blash talked to us about his Alzheimer’s diagnosis and Joe’s involvement as a volunteer in an Alzheimer’s clinical trial. 

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Preventing dementia-related wandering

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The Alzheimer’s Association suggests these steps to help prevent wandering:

Have a routine for daily activities.

Identify the most likely times of day that wandering may occur. Plan activities at that time. Activities and exercise can reduce anxiety, agitation and restlessness.

Reassure the person if he or she feels lost, abandoned or disoriented. If the person with dementia wants to leave to “go home” or “go to work,” use communication focused on exploration and validation. Refrain from correcting the person. For example, “We are staying here tonight. We are safe and I’ll be with you. We can go home in the morning after a good night’s rest.”

Ensure all basic needs are met. Has the person gone to the bathroom? Is he or she thirsty or hungry?

Avoid busy places that are confusing and can cause disorientation.

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AI can help Alzheimer’s

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Have you ever wondered how Netflix knows the perfect show to recommend next? Or how Facebook suggests just the person you were looking to follow? 

Researchers have found the power of those predicting algorithms can also “predict” the biological language of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s – which could help change completely what researchers know about treating and preventing such diseases.

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