Clues to Early Detection, Treatment of Alzheimer’s

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Brain and blood chemistry changes indicative of Alzheimer’s disease can be detected 10 to 20 years before memory loss and other cognitive symptoms develop, according to doctors studying families with inherited forms of the disease.

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Familial Alzheimer Disease Network Enrolling, Making First Move Toward Clinical Trials (Newswise)

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Alzheimer’s researchers from around the world spent a day at Washington University in St. Louis with caregivers and patients of families with dominantly inherited Alzheimer disease. They exchanged not only scientific news but also harrowing perspectives about a form of AD that strikes in generation after generation.

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