New Research And Interventions Give Us Good News About Alzheimer S Disease In 2022
“So many building blocks to disease-modifying treatments are coming together,” says Cleveland Clinic’s JamesLeverenz, a neurologist who directs the Cleveland Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. “And we’re better understanding why the disease varies from person to person.” Leverenz, who also leads the Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (one of 31 NIH-funded Alzheimer’s disease research centers), points to game-changing advances like these. New blood tests tell who’s at risk Not so long ago, brain scans and lumbar punctures to collect spinal fluid were the only ways doctors could see early brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s....