Drug Meant to Treat Diabetes Shows Promise for Alzheimer’s
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Being Patient
| January 3rd, 2018
We know that the changes that happen to the brain in diabetes look similar to those that happen in Alzheimer’s. In fact, people with…
Drugs Meant to Calm May Contribute to Early Death in Alzheimer’s Patients
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Being Patient
| November 28th, 2017
November 27, 2017 Benzodiazepines are a type of drug often used to treat agitation, anxiety and insomnia in Alzheimer’s patients. You know them as…
Dementia Prevention: Clearing Plaques, New Drugs and Pregnancy
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Being Patient
| October 13th, 2017
October 13, 2017 Why does Alzheimer’s happen to some, but not others? We know that certain factors like genetics and lifestyle are at play,…
The War on Alzheimer’s and the Timeline for Disease-Delaying Drugs
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Being Patient
| August 15th, 2017
One of the things that makes Alzheimer’s disease so hard to treat is that scientists still don’t understand the basic biology behind what’s driving…
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