THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) — People who develop Alzheimer's disease late in life may have the same gene mutations linked to the inherited, early onset form of the condition, according to a new study.
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Alzheimer’s disease is progressive and incurable, but doctors say there is still value in having the disease diagnosed as early as possible. Drugs can be taken to treat some of the symptoms of the disease, they say. And just knowing that you have the disease can help with planning for ... continue reading
Since there is no treatment, doctors wonder if they should tell people, years earlier, that they have the disease, or a good chance of getting it.
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Early Alzheimer’s Detection, but When to Tell the Patient?
East Texas residents interested in fighting Alzheimer’s disease will have the opportunity to participate in a local version of the Alzheimer’s Association annual Memory Walk event in a few weeks.
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Alzheimer’s is a fatal disease in which brain cells are progressively destroyed, and the Alzheimer’s Association estimates that every 70 seconds, someone develops the disease. An estimated 5.3 million Americans have the disease, and it’s the nation’s seventh-leading cause of death.
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