by Gary Chandler | Jan 13, 2021 | Alzheimer's Disease Research, Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
Immunotherapy Offers Hope Against Neurodegeneration The new wave of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease includes antibodies that can remove the buildup of proteins from the brain. A new drug from Eli Lilly appears to remove these harmful plaques, while improving brain...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 4, 2020 | Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis, Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
Diagnosis Critical To Early Intervention Alzheimer’s disease is typically diagnosed through a combination of symptoms and guesswork. It’s far from a science. Testing is primarily done through brain imaging and behavioral tests, which are costly and often fail to...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 18, 2020 | Alzheimer's Disease Research
Hollywood Icon Battled Alzheimer’s Disease Sir Sean Connery rose from humble beginnings to become one of the brightest lights in Hollywood history. Like millions of others, Connery lost his battle with neurodegenerative disease at age 90. It’s not known how long...
by Gary Chandler | Oct 27, 2020 | Alzheimer's Disease Prevention, Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
Neurotoxins The X Factor In Brain Disease Excluding the recent coronavirus pandemic, neurodegenerative disease is the fastest-growing cause of death on the planet. Alzheimer’s disease alone is taking the lives of 50-100 million people around the world now....
by Gary Chandler | Sep 24, 2020 | Alzheimer's Disease Research, Disease Transmission
All Bodily Fluids, Tissue Infectious Prion diseases are forms of fatal neurodegenerative disease. Excluding the recent coronavirus pandemic, neurodegenerative disease is the fastest-growing cause of death on the planet. Alzheimer’s disease alone is taking the...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 13, 2020 | Alzheimer's Disease Treatment, Prion Disease
Drug Targets Toxic Proteins In Brain Neurodegenerative disease is surging around the world. It’s the fastest-growing cause of death and it will soon be the leading cause of death. Alzheimer’s disease alone is taking the lives of 50-100 million people around...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 8, 2020 | Parkinson's Disease, Water Contamination
Agriculture Runoff Contaminating Water Supplies Two major causes of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are genetic susceptibility and exposure to the neurotoxins found in agricultural practices. A new study helps capture some of the risks associated with neurotoxins that are...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 25, 2020 | Alzheimer's Disease Causes, Alzheimer's Disease Epidemic
Prion Pandemic Surging In Mammals Neurodegenerative disease is the fastest-growing cause of death in the world. It will soon be the leading cause of death. Unfortunately, most of these deaths will be attributed to other causes, which makes the scope of the prion...
by Gary Chandler | May 8, 2020 | Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers
Caregivers Face New Risks The coronavirus has killed thousands of people around the world and the pandemic is far from over. We now know that residents of nursing homes have taken a disproportionate hit. So far, it’s unknown how many of the victims were battling...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 7, 2020 | Alzheimer's Disease Research, Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
Prevention The Only Answer Neurodegenerative disease has been surging around the world for the past 30 years. It’s the fastest-growing cause of death and it will soon be the leading cause of death. The coronavirus is no match for the Alzheimer’s epidemic,...
