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| Alzheimer's Association Education Video |
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Do you know the 10 warning signs of
Alzheimer's Disease? Are you aware of the
plight of caregivers -- the friends and loved
ones who care for Alzheimer's patients? These
topics and more are covered in this
presentation created by J-NEX Media for the
Alzhemer's Association. For more
information, please go to www.alzla.org.
Tags : Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Caregivers |
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Durée : 468 s |
| An Important Message About Alzheimer's Disease |
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Chicago – With the continued aging of the
population and the growing epidemic of
Alzheimer’s, early detection of the disease
is crucial for risk assessment, testing new
therapies, and eventual early intervention
with better drugs, once they are developed.
Four studies reported today at the
Alzheimer’s Association’s 2008
International Conference on Alzheimer’s
Disease (ICAD 2008) in Chicago bring us
closer to that goal of early detection by
describing advances in biomarkers.
A biomarker is a substance or characteristic
that can be objectively measured and
evaluated as an indicator of normal body
processes, disease processes, or the body’s
response(s) to a therapeutic intervention.
It is widely believed that Alzheimer’s
disease brain changes, including amyloid
plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, begin
many years before symptoms are evident or
there is significant death of brain cells. It
is critical to identify affected individuals
while they are still cognitively normal so
that future disease modifying therapies can
preserve normal function. The testing and
eventual use of such therapies requires
identification of affected and “at risk”
individuals in order to steer them to
clinical trials, and to direct and monitor
therapy.
For more information on this story and
others, visit www.newsinfusion.com
Tags : 2008 alzheimers amyloid associations biomarker conference detection disease international intervention on therapeutic |
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