Older people who have experienced falls should be screened for Alzheimer`s: Study
The findings, available online in the Journal of Alzheimer`s Disease, suggest that older people who have experienced falls should be screened for Alzheimer`s and that new strategies may be needed to reduce the risk of falling for people in the disease`s early stages.
Sep 15, 2020, 23:04 PM IST
Scientists discover protective Alzheimer's gene, develop rapid drug-testing platform
The main challenge in testing Alzheimer`s drugs in clinical trials is that participants need to have symptoms. But once people have symptoms, it is usually too late for treatments to have a significant effect, as many brain cells have already died.
Jul 11, 2020, 02:00 AM IST
