Tag: alzheimers
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‘This has absolutely changed me.’ Alzheimer’s takes a toll on patients and their loved ones.
[ad_1] More than six million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and that number will more than double to 12.7 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. What’s often overlooked in this tally is the caregivers and family members who take care of these patients and loved ones, and the toll it takes on them. In…
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The highest rates of Alzheimer’s are in these U.S. counties, new research shows
[ad_1] The eastern and southeastern United States have the highest prevalences of Alzheimer’s dementia, according to new research released Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Amsterdam. The study, by researchers at Rush Medical College in Chicago, includes county-level estimates of Alzheimer’s rates among adults age 65 and older in all 3,142 U.S. counties. …
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New Alzheimer’s drug trial seen as ‘potentially very important’
[ad_1] Positive results from an Alzheimer’s trial by Eli Lilly are seen as a very important step in the battle to fight the fatal disease, but questions remain about whether it will be covered by Medicare. Eli Lilly’s LLY positive Phase 3 trial showed that the drug donanemab “significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline” in…
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Two breakthroughs on dementia — one that’s useful right now
[ad_1] Six million among us have full-blown Alzheimer’s disease, including 10% of those over 65 and half of everyone over 80. And many more have other types of dementia, or cognitive impairment typically associated with age. Actor Bruce Willis, a mere 68 years young, is the latest heartbreaking example in the public eye. So when…
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This quick online test will tell if you face a 37% higher risk of dementia
[ad_1] If you want to know if you face an extra risk of developing cognitive impairment or dementia when you get older, you can take a couple of quick—and free—online tests. There’s a short one here with only four questions, one here with 10, and a long one here with 30. They’re called the Cohen…