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Studying Down Syndrome Might Help Us Better Understand Alzheimer’s Disease

May 22, 2015 By MedNews Leave a Comment

By Elizabeth Head, Associate Professor at University of Kentucky

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in older adults. At the moment there is no cure, but many clinicians feel that the earlier one is diagnosed, the better the possibilities are for treatment or slowing the disease.

But developing treatments or prevention approaches for Alzheimer’s disease is difficult. There is no biomarker (for example a blood test) or definitive medical test for it and there is no set age where people develop memory impairments and dementia. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's Tagged With: Alzheimer's, Down Syndrome

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