Alzheimer; News from the web:
The first blood test designed to assist physicians in determining whether a patient has Alzheimer’s disease is now available in most US states, the company C2N Diagnostics announced October 29. The test measures biomarkers that frequently reflect the presence of amyloid plaques in the brain—a hallmark of Alzheimer’s—as well as the presence of a gene variant that increases the risk of the disease.
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We know that people with Alzheimer’s often have sleep problems. But does it work the other way? Do problems with sleep set the stage for this degenerative brain disease?
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Read the message from the Alzheimer’s association to the FDA, supporting approval of the drug.
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An artificial intelligence (AI) tool was able to accurately predict Alzheimer’s disease almost eight years before a person was diagnosed, according to a study recently published in the journal EClinicalMedicine, and researchers say the tool could help providers to identify patients in early stages of the disease.
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Great article from theadvocate about various misconceptions over Alzheimer’s. Best quote:
One of the most pervasive misconceptions is that a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease means that all hope is lost, and that life is over. Though it will mean changes, the affected individual and his or her family are often able to find new communities of support and learn how to live with the disease to continue meaningful and purposeful lives.
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Where lots of studies have been halted due to the pandemic, the large study at the the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders at the University of California, Irvine is moving forward cautiously.
Read the article in our link for today to learn about how they assure the safety of the participants in the study.
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