What did they find and how does it impact patients with dementia? We'll break it down.
Alzheimer's has more symptoms than just memory loss. According to Cleveland Clinic, dementia symptoms can present as:
Mood changes (especially in early stages)Personality changesTrouble reasoningIndecisivenessDifficulty following instructions, like with recipesDifficulty making plansDifficulty speaking, understanding or reading language (aphasia)Communicating less than you used to (likely at least partly due to aphasia)HallucinationsParanoia and suspiciousness, even of loved onesAgitationPoor spatial reasoning, leading to bumping into furniture, difficulty picking up objects, tying shoes or other small hand motionsAlzheimer's can also lead you to lose control over and not care for the rest of your body. This can result in:
Cavities, tooth decay and gum diseaseDehydrationMalnutritionBedsoresUrinary and fecal incontinenceTrouble breathing and swallowingInfectionsSeizuresFalls and bone fracturesExperimental Drug Delays Alzheimer's Symptoms
The new study was performed on those genetically destined to get early-onset Alzheimer's, which strikes in a person's 40s or 50s. The research specifically focused on a subset of 22 people with a genetic mutation that virtually guarantees the diagnosis at the same age subjects' relatives got the disease.
Now, the participants drug is switched to Leqembi, a currently-available Alzheimer's drug, to see how long the protection from the experimental treatment is, Washington University researcher Dr. Randall Bateman, MD, explained to the Associated Press: “Will they ever get the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease if we keep treating them?”
Dr. Bhattacharya previously told the Senate that focusing too much on amyloid research may not be in his plans, adding, "One of the reasons I think that we have not made progress in Alzheimer’s, as much as we ought to have, is because the NIH has not supported a sufficiently wide range of hypotheses."
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How to Prevent Alzheimer's and Dementia
Eating a brain-healthy diet, like the MIND diet, anti-inflammatory diet or Mediterranean dietExercising regularlyAvoiding smoking, vaping and drinking alcoholMaintaining social connections
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