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Here is new research that tells us that you can use a game to estimate your chances of getting Alzheimer’s.
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Bill Gates on Alzheimer’s
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Read the latest post on Bill Gates’ blog about new ways to diagnose Alzheimer’s
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Not all dementia is Alzheimer’s
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In the U.S., older people with dementia are usually told they have Alzheimer’s disease.
But a range of other brain diseases can also impair thinking and memory and judgment, according to scientists attending a summit on dementias held Thursday and Friday at the National Institutes of Health.
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A new study and here is what the researchers say:
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“It would be nice if we could draw a blood test when you’re 50 or 60, monitor you every five years, be alerted of your amyloid levels, and a pill or infusion that’s going to help stave off Alzheimer’s,” said Joseph Shimon Kass, M.D., director of neurology at Baylor College of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center. “We’re nowhere near that, but this study brings us closer to that possibility.”
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Bloodtest for Alzheimer’s
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A team of researchers from Australia, the U.K. and Sweden has found a possible method to test blood samples for Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their testing system and its performance.
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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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