Rosalynn Carter, the former First Lady and a prominent advocate for mental health care, has been diagnosed with dementia, as announced by the Carter Center and reported by the New York Times. This revelation follows her husband, former President Jimmy Carter’s decision to enter hospice care. Despite the diagnosis, Mrs. Carter, at 95 years old, …
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Last night at the Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease conference, Eisai finally shared the results of its highly anticipated Phase 3 clinical trial, CLARITY AD.
FINGER study on Alzheimer prevention suggesting a multidomain intervention is effective in preventing a significant proportion of Alzheimer cases: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60461-5/fulltext Global study based on the FINGER study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7222931/ CAIDE study on addressable Alzheimer Risk Factors: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(06)70537-3/fulltext Helpful overview of all risk factors and prevention recommendations: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2244657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3514088/ The approach of the Weill Cornel Alzheimer prevention …
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Alzheimers.gov has put together a series of websites to help caregivers navigate the journey of caring for the loved ones: National Institute on Aging (NIA)Advance Care Planning Learn about financial and health care planning, including advance directives. National Institute on Aging (NIA)Alzheimer’s Caregiving Learn how to respond to changes in communication and behavior, provide everyday …
The Alzheimer’s Universe is a collection of resources put together by Weill Cornell Medicine on Alzheimer prevention: AlzU.org was created by a team of experts to offer the most up-to-date information on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) prevention, treatment and caregiving. Join now to access one of 6 free online courses – one that focuses primarily on AD …
