Here’s something AI might yield a big change for us- a useful test for Alzheimer’s. An affliction that affects some 7 million Americans. And, we can detect its potential some 20 years before symptoms manifest.
Tag Archives: Alzheimer’s
It’s Never Too Late to Exercise
I’ve written about the benefits of exercise for years. Including the fact that weekend warriors get the same benefit for time and intensity and those who routinely exercise.
Is this worth taking?
Lecanemab.
Is it really working?
So, the data seems to indicate that administering this drug will retard cognitive and functional decline by 27%, when compared to a placebo. That’s good news for Eisai and Biogen- as well as perhaps for Eli Lilly which is concurrently testing its own anti-amyloid drug for Alzheimer’s.
In Vitro Alzheimer’s Test
It’s always great when there’s competition.
(Yes, I know the problem in America is that we no longer have capitalism- instead, our politicians have enshrined crony capitalism, where we grant favors to certain companies [and those are the ones that donate all those funds for their political campaigns]. But, it’s possible for us to re-enshrine capitalism as the partner for our democracy (there’s another institution that is endangered here in America, thanks to TheDonald and his buddies at qAnon)- so we really can re-stablish the American Dream, where anyone with a good idea, a little bit of luck and a lot of hard work can become successful. But, enough about politics. Let’s get back to science.)
How is my brain doing?
Here’s a firm you probably never heard about- Altoida.
It’s a local DC firm (situated at the Navy Yard section of DC) hoping to make it possible to diagnose Alzheimer’s more easily.
A New Use for Chelation
So, today, we’ll first talk about a process that its been around for a while- and then discuss an exciting new use for this concept.
Cognitive Decline?
You know, all of us (ok, those of us on the dark side of 50) are petrified we are going to succumb to Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other sorts of mental decline.
An Alzheimer’s Therapy that Works?
So, with all the news about aduhelm, Biogen’s treatment for Alzheimer’s, that has been in the news a lot lately, shouldn’t we be looking for a potential treatment that actually works?
Alzheimers- but not Aduhelm
So, as we’ve discussed over the past few days (check yesterday’s blog, if you want), the FDA approved Aduhelm, the monoclonal antibody that attaches to amyloid. The problem is that there is no clinical data demonstrating this will help alleviate the memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients- despite the FDA approval.