by Cheryl Richard Mann

How the COVID-19 Vaccine Is Helping Achieve Progress in Dementia Research

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With the COVID-19 pandemic taking the spotlight this past year, another quietly continues brewing: the pandemic of Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, it remains the 7th leading cause of death worldwide, and is predicted to impact as many as 150 million… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

These Milestones Are Creating ‘An Exciting Time for Alzheimer’s Research’

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Brain from wooden puzzles. Mental Health and problems with memory.
With a great deal of negative news throughout 2020, it is worth noting a number of the remarkable achievements the year brought – including the advancements in Alzheimer’s disease research. Katie McDonough, director of programs and services at the Alzheimer’s… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

LATE: A Disease Often Mistaken for Alzheimer’s

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Senior Women with Gentle Smile
An individual who displays loss of memory, confusion, poor judgment, repetition, and difficulty with completing day to day activities shows classic symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, right? In actuality, what might look to be an obvious case of Alzheimer’s could in… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

Promising Alzheimer’s Treatment Gets a Second Look

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After 16 long years without a truly viable Alzheimer’s treatment, there’s some hope on the horizon, in a stunning reversal regarding the previously-rejected antibody therapy, aducanumab. The most recent research reveals that high doses of this medication do, in fact,… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

Exciting New Development in Alzheimer’s: The Possibility to Reverse Memory Loss

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Memory loss and Alzheimer’s go hand in hand, and until now, researchers have been stumped in determining how to prevent, or remove, those beta-amyloid and tau proteins at the heart of the problem. Yet recent research has shown incredible results… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

Dementia in Women: What We Now Know

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Dementia in Women
Scientists are finally beginning to get a grip on the imbalance between dementia in women as compared to men. At this time, approximately 2/3 of those with Alzheimer’s in the U.S. are female, and as scientists begin to better comprehend… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

Dementia Home Care News: Artificial Intelligence in Alzheimer’s Disease Research

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Alzheimer’s research takes a giant leap forward, thanks to a new tool that allows pathologists to analyze and classify amyloid plaques and abnormalities in blood vessels through technology similar to face recognition software – leading to the ability to process… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

Important Facts about Alzheimer’s Disease from the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2019 Report

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The Alzheimer’s Association has issued its 2019 Facts and Figures Report, and with a full 5.8 million Americans presently diagnosed with the disease – and one out of every ten older individuals – it is important for all of us… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

How the Best Two Types of Alzheimer’s Treatment Work

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Senior woman checking label on medication
The most recent Alzheimer’s statistics are worrying. The illness has become the sixth leading cause of death, overtaking both breast cancer and prostate cancer put together. And while deaths from several chronic conditions, such as heart disease, are declining, those… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

Atlanta Dementia Care: Two New Breakthrough Discoveries in Alzheimer’s

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Remarkable research is honing in ever nearer to the eradication of Alzheimer’s disease, this time through two medications already developed and approved by the FDA. This enables accelerated clinical trials and we hope fast-tracking us closer to a treatment.… Read More