Apesar de décadas de avanços e recuos, novos tratamentos e descobertas genéticas fundamentais estão a dando esperança de abrandar ou, eventualmente, prevenir a doença de Alzheimer.
- Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Florida
Despite decades of starts and stops, new treatments and key genetic discoveries are giving researchers great hope for slowing or eventually preventing Alzheimer’s disease.
Because dementia patients are more likely to acquire COVID-19, and because so many live in close-quarter facilities – like nursing homes – it’s critical to vaccinate them as quickly as possible.
A blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease in people who have symptoms and even those who don’t has been shown to work. Scientists still need to improve its accuracy rate to almost 100%, however.
Alzheimer’s is one of the most dreaded and difficult diseases, and it has been notoriously difficult to diagnose. Could that change in the coming years with the advent of new blood tests?
With fear of a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s a constant concern for many seniors, they turn to supplements. A recent study suggests they’d be better off keeping their money.
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