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Epoch Health
Caregiving strategies include validation therapy, early redirection, structured activities, safety modifications, and proactive legal planning to manage dementia progression effectively.
Family Medicine/General Practice June 17th 2025
MDLinx
Brain scans reveal sleep apnea patients show imaging patterns resembling early Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting oxygen deprivation creates measurable neurological changes requiring aggressive treatment intervention.
Geriatrics May 28th 2025
MedCentral
Blood biomarker testing offers 91.7% accuracy in detecting amyloid plaques while providing more accessible alternative to cerebrospinal fluid analysis, though confirmation via PET or CSF remains necessary for indeterminate results.
Family Medicine/General Practice May 28th 2025
Treatment with gantenerumab for approximately eight years reduced the risk of developing symptoms from essentially 100% to about 50% in participants with genetic mutations causing early-onset Alzheimer’s.
Geriatrics April 30th 2025
Neurology Learning Network
Deferiprone treatment resulted in significantly accelerated cognitive decline compared to placebo, with a composite z score change of -0.80 versus -0.30, suggesting iron reduction may be detrimental in AD patients.
Geriatrics February 5th 2025
Medical News Today (MNT)
Antimicrobials, vaccines, and NSAIDs showed promising associations with reduced dementia risk in a comprehensive analysis of over 1 million dementia cases.
Clinical Pharmacology February 5th 2025