New dementia tool predicts when symptoms will start: ‘Would you want to know?’
Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...
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New Guidelines Update Alzheimer's and Dementia Evaluations
A three-step process underscores new clinical practice guidelines for primary and specialty care clinicians to evaluate ...
Study advances possible blood test for early-stage Alzheimer's disease, explains why women may be at higher risk
Declining blood levels of two molecules that occur naturally in the body track closely with worsening Alzheimer's disease, ...
Alzheimer’s could be diagnosed 10 years earlier after world’s largest blood proteins study
Alzheimer’s disease could be diagnosed up to a decade earlier after the world’s biggest study of proteins is completed. The ...
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Study suggests cognitive testing could improve Lewy body dementia diagnosis
Cognitive profiles for early diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) have been outlined in a new study, out today in ...
The test that detects if memory blips are early dementia or just old age, as 60% of adults shrug signs off as ageing
A WORD on the tip of the tongue or a forgotten birthday – everyone has occasional memory blanks. While forgetting things ...
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Blood test could help track Alzheimer's disease progression and severity
Declining blood levels of two molecules that occur naturally in the body track closely with worsening Alzheimer's disease, ...
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Alzheimer’s experts revise guidelines for amyloid, tau PET utilization
Revised guidelines for amyloid and tau positron emission tomography for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia state these tests ...
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Study advances possible blood test for early-stage Alzheimer's disease
Declining blood levels of two molecules that occur naturally in the body track closely with worsening Alzheimer's disease, particularly in women. Levels were found to drop gradually, from women with ...
5 things we’ve learned about Alzheimer’s Disease in 2024
The Greater Pennsylvania chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association says it’s been a productive and exciting year when it comes ...
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The test that detects if memory blips are early dementia or just old age, as 60% of adults shrug signs off as ageing
Dementia is a general term for a group of ... “So by going to the GP, they can run some blood tests and quick memory tests to determine what the symptoms are. And then if they feel it is ...