Tag: Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s care: Early diagnosis and Slowing disease progression

September 30, 2024
Dr Sherrini Bazir Ahmad

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder affecting millions globally and is becoming more common as populations age. In Malaysia, about 44,000 people are living with Alzheimer’s, and this number is expected to grow. As we mark World Alzheimer’s Day this […]

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Study: Fatty lipids in brain’s immune cells’ link to Alzheimer’s

March 21, 2024
Photo by Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash

Recent research on Azheimer’s identified a significant link between the APOE4/4 gene, a known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s, and the abnormal accumulation of fatty lipid droplets in microglia, the brain’s immune cells. The study, published in Nature in March […]

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Giving away money voluntarily and excessively may be a sign of Alzheimer’s

June 21, 2022

Different from healthy financial altruism, research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California suggest that willingness to give away money among older adults as well as their susceptibility to scam, fraud, or financial exploitation, could […]

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New spinal fluid test for Alzheimer’s disease approved by US-FDA

May 12, 2022

An Alzheimer’s disease (AD) diagnostic test that can effectively detect levels of amyloid protein aggregations in cerebrospinal fluid has been approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new “Lumipulse” test is the first to make […]

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