The Way You Walk Could Reveal Dementia
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Being Patient
| May 4th, 2018
By the time a patient gets a dementia diagnosis, usually the signs have been apparent for a while, either to a loved one or…
Speed of Walking Might Be a Flag for Dementia
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Being Patient
| April 5th, 2018
Alzheimer’s is not a disease that just affects memory, as many people who haven’t had firsthand experience might assume. Alzheimer’s affects your entire body,…
When Should We Start Taking Drugs to Prevent Alzheimer’s?
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Being Patient
| March 21st, 2018
Experimental drugs for Alzheimer’s disease have a 99.6 percent failure rate. Not such a great track record. But, according to an expert in the…
Brain Scans Offer Clues on How Memory Loss Works
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Being Patient
| March 15th, 2018
Almost anyone over the age of 30 can tell you that their memory is not quite as sharp as it used to be. Whether…
Genetic Score Determines Alzheimer’s Risk in Middle Age
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Being Patient
| March 12th, 2018
Decades of research on genetics has revealed some possible reasons for why Alzheimer’s develops in some brains and not others. We know that chances…
Can We Detect Who Will Get Alzheimer’s in Childhood?
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Being Patient
| March 9th, 2018
We know that the greatest risk for Alzheimer’s is age–the older you get, the higher your risk of developing the disease. One in ten…
Are the Eyes the Window Into Memory Loss?
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Being Patient
| March 5th, 2018
What if all that was required to foretell memory problems was a simple eye exam? By looking deeply into your eyes with special imaging…
A DIY Cognitive Test to Measure Brain Health?
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JoNel Aleccia
| February 27th, 2018
When Donald Trump aced a cognitive test in January, scores of people tried to take it, too, based mostly on media reports that invited them…
A Simple Walking Test Could Help Diagnose Dementia
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Being Patient
| February 22nd, 2018
A 2018 study, published by the medical journal Neurology, showed that asking patients to do the simple task of walking backward while multitasking could…
Can a Blood Test Can Detect Dementia?
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Being Patient
| February 1st, 2018
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis has historically been difficult to confirm. Until recently, only an autopsy could detect Alzheimer’s with certainty. Now, doctors rely on expensive…
Neuropsychologist Rebecca Amariglio: The Role of Intuition in Dementia Diagnosis
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Being Patient
| December 28th, 2017
It used to be that people with dementia only went to the doctor at the urging of a family member who noticed changes in…
Driving Habits in Older Adults Could Help Detect Dementia
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Being Patient
| December 5th, 2017
The simple act of driving, considered a psychomotor task that indicates how well the brain responds to changes in the environment, can be a…
Psychosis in Alzheimer’s Patients Is Underestimated, Study Suggests
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Being Patient
| November 23rd, 2017
Making an Alzheimer’s diagnosis has always been difficult for doctors. Until recently, the only way to get a confirmed diagnosis was through autopsy and,…
Delayed Word Identification Could Indicate Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms, Study Shows
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Being Patient
| October 20th, 2017
By the time Alzheimer’s symptoms are noticeable enough to get into a doctor’s office, there usually is not much that can be done. That’s…
Alzheimer’s Most-Wanted List: The Targets for a Cure by 2025
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Being Patient
| October 17th, 2017
Scientists know the physical changes in the brain that indicate Alzheimer’s disease happen decades before the life-altering symptoms take hold, thanks to detection techniques…