Category Archives: Alzheimer Overview

New way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

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Dr. Salloway was part of a group that came out with new guidelines advising physicians to prescribe spinal taps for people who either have memory loss or have a family history, as a way to diagnose Alzheimer’s — getting them into prevention trials sooner rather than later.

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Alzheimer’s and HIV

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New research finds that an HIV enzyme plays a crucial role in driving Alzheimer’s-related brain pathology by altering the APP gene. The findings warrant “immediate clinical evaluation of HIV antiretroviral therapies in people with Alzheimer’s disease,” say the authors of the study.

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