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The Promise of Biomarkers

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Dr. Steven Arnold offers a comprehensive overview of the expanding role of biomarkers in the diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Dr. Arnold notes that with new, highly sensitive and specific lab reagents and technologies, we can now detect the extremely low levels of tau, amyloid, and some other brain proteins that are produced in Alzheimer’s disease and leak out into the bloodstream. And in the search for new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, biomarkers play an important role in expanding our understanding of the disease and enabling us to measure whether a new drug or other treatment is working.

May 31, 2023 10 Min 02 Sec TRANSCRIPT

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NEWLY DIAGNOSED
Five Key Elements of Dementia Care
The Care Team
Daily Routine
After Diagnosis: Lifestyle Practices
Love, Living & Alzheimer’s
ACTIVITIES
Cognitive Fitness
Music Therapy
The Dance Connection
Having Fun with Improv
COMMUNICATION
Choosing Kindness
I Repeat
Conversations
Communication: Tools & Techniques
CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS
Triadic Model
Understanding Agitation
Wandering
Failure to Recognize
Challenging Behaviors: Tools & Techniques
FAMILY
Family
Sibling Dynamics
Caring for a Spouse with Dementia
Finding Support
GRIEF
The Ambiguous Loss of Dementia
The Final Loss
Sheltering Walls: Palliative and Hospice Care
Hospice: Our Personal Experience

THE CAREGIVER
Denial
Self-Care for the Caregiver
Complacency
Feeling Sure
Moving Forward
Self-Care: The Benefits
Self-Care: Overcoming Barriers
FINANCES
Financial Concerns
Let’s Support Caregivers
CLINICAL UPDATES
Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
The Diagnostic Process
The Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease
Beyond Plaques & Tangles



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