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Immune therapy could offer hope for halting Alzheimer’s progression
An immune therapy in the testing phase could be the first long-term treatment to halt the progression of Alzheimer’s, researchers said at AAIC. IVIG/Gammagard showed promise after being given intravenously for three years to a small study group. While the participants did not show improvement in most Alzheimer’s symptoms they already had, they showed no further decline on measures of cognition, memory, daily functioning or mood.
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Sleep changes in the elderly may help detect dementia
Older adults who have too much, too little or restless sleep have an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to research presented at AAIC. One study found that women who slept too much or too little had brain changes equal to two years of aging; another showed that women with sleep apnea had twice the odds of developing a pre-Alzheimer’s condition.
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How someone walks might be an early sign of Alzheimer’s
Changes in the way a person walks may be an early warning sign of cognitive decline and a signal for advanced testing, researchers reported at AAIC. Walking changes occur, researchers said, because Alzheimer’s interferes with circuitry between areas of the brain.
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