by Jimmy Carter | Aug 22, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
There’s a long-running debate over the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Just last week, we reported on a breakthrough regarding the in-development drug BAN2401 that appears to weigh heavily in favor for one side of the debate. This debate is important, too, for will...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 20, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
It may not be the most mainstream theory, but there is a growing populus of scientists and doctors who put weight behind the thought process that the root of Alzheimer’s could lie with microbes. We explored this in early July here on the blog, but now we delve in a...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 15, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
The hallmarks of Alzheimer’s and dementia-related conditions are memory and thinking problems. However, it is the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, primarily agitation, anxiety, apathy, depression, wandering, hallucinations, and incontinence that...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 9, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
The search is on for new drugs to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, and while there have been some recent breakthroughs, we are still many years away from promising drugs being on the market. In the meantime, caretakers are left with the task of working around the...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 7, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
Slow progress, but progress nonetheless, is being made in the quest for a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The pursuit has been marked by pharmaceutical failures, but a network of the world’s top dementia scientists released an optimistic report this week remarking...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 2, 2018 | Alzheimer’s, Dementia
In the previous blog post, The Dietary Inflammation & Alzheimer’s Connection, we discussed the effect diet has on inflammation in the body and how this increases risk for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In this post, we will explore the relationship between...
