Renée Chenault Fattah

Links to previous weeks developments in research around Alzheimer’s and related Dementias:

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• Discovery of new gene may explain why Alzheimer’s is more prevalent in women.

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• Behavioral changes, versus a potential cure-all drug, may hold the most promise for people living with Alzheimers.

 

• The Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm:  It’s hard to know what to believe about this drug. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) says it will only pay for Aduhelm for people with early-stage AD who are in a CMS approved clinical trial. Check out this podcast which presents opposing viewpoints from two respected experts. It is worth listening to.

 

• Gov. Wolf has signed into law ACT 9 which goes into effect April 10th. Authored by Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso (R- Allegheny/Westmoreland) this legislation provides a tool kit for health care professionals focused on early Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

 

•  Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Columbia researchers find connections between COVID Brain Fog, Chemo Brain and Alzheimer’s.

 

• Lithium may decrease risk of developing Dementia.

 

• Napping as we age is normal but it can also foreshadow Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias

 

•  Early menopause may Increase risk of dementia later in life, Science Daily, March 2,2022

•  Exercise lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s,  Science Daily, Feb. 28 2022

•  Link between Myocardial Infarction and Congitive Decline, Medscape, Feb 18,2022