alzheimer s disease Articles
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How Is Frontotemporal Dementia Different From Alzheimer`s?
People living with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, are commonly misdiagnosed with psychiatric disorders or Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of dementia, such as Parkinson’s disease and vascular dementia. While frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can both cause dementia, there are distinct differences in impacted regions of the brain and, consequently, ...
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Understanding the Stages: Preclinical Alzheimer`s Disease
Many neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, can be thought of as continuums, whether the presence and manifestation of the disease are different depending on the stage of the disease. In this article, we provide a high-level overview of the stages in the Alzheimer's disease continuum, with a focus on preclinical Alzheimer’s disease and its importance in patient care and ...
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Altoida Celebrates Historic Day for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
Today marks a historic day for all the scientists and researchers who have dedicated their lives to advancing our understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease over the last 20 years. For the more than 6 million individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease in the US, their families, and their caretakers, our team at Altoida celebrates the positive topline data reported on the CLARITY AD global ...
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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease: A Breakdown of the Differences and Similarities
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are both neurological diseases that cause progressive damage to the brain, resulting in a decline in neurocognitive function. While Parkinson’s disease is known for affecting movement and function and Alzheimer’s disease is known for affecting cognition, they are a bit more complex than that. Below, we provide an overview of ...
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Noise and its Link to Mental Health
Today marks World Mental Health Awareness Day, and it’s one of the most important awareness events of the year. In the last few years, mental health awareness has dramatically improved, meaning that people who for too long have suffered in silence, are now getting the help and treatment they need. Several recent studies have shown a strong link between exposure to excessive noise levels ...
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Why participants are so important to health research
Health research is very important for improving health care for all. As we mentioned in a previous article, What is Health Research?, this type of research helps medical researchers understand people’s health and how we can make treatments better for everyone. But health research isn’t possible without the contributions of research participants. Research participants are ...
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Do you really have to sacrifice MRI image quality for speed?
To understand the significance of the SpinTech MRI STAGE software platform, it helps to begin by asking a question: Given that MRI is an incredibly powerful diagnostic tool for neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis (MS), why have radiologists and neurologists had to choose between conducting faster MRI exams and obtaining higher-quality ...
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