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Find out how two biomarkers in saliva diagnose pain in dementia, effectively and non-invasively.
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Ultrasound from Insightec Boosts New Alzheimer’s Drug 32%
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High Sugar, Fat and Alzheimer’s
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In Alzheimer’s, Light Therapy Improves Sleep and Behavior
December 21, 2023
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Light therapy offers significant improvements in sleep and psycho-behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s. Check out a new study and some how-to tips.
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December 18, 2023
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Health Coaches Keep Dementia Away, Improve Cognition 74%
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172 participants showed a personalized health and lifestyle coach can delay or even prevent memory loss.
Nurture Dementia-Fighting Personality Traits
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Leqembi: An Alzheimer’s Drug Worth Rooting For?
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At long last, we finally have a disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer’s. The FDA recently approved a new drug that promises to slow the progression of the disease. Only five Alzheimer’s treatments have been approved by the FDA up until a decade ago, and this is only the second to address the progression of the disease.
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