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New Florida law expands Alzheimerโs and dementia training for law enforcement
Read full article: New Florida law expands Alzheimerโs and dementia training for law enforcementSummary: More than half a million Floridians are experiencing cognitive decline, according to the latest statistics from the Alzheimerโs Association. To address this growing concern, House Bill 801, which expands Alzheimerโs and dementia training for law enforcement, will go into effect on October 1st. This new legislation aims to better equip police officers with the skills needed to handle situations involving individuals with cognitive impairments.
JSO, JFRD, JaxReady creates sticker program to alert first reponders to people with cognitive impairments
Read full article: JSO, JFRD, JaxReady creates sticker program to alert first reponders to people with cognitive impairmentsThe Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and JaxReady started a sticker program to alert first responders that someone in a residence or vehicle may have autism, Alzheimerโs, dementia, or another cognitive impairment.
Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer's. Researchers have new clues about which come first
Read full article: Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer's. Researchers have new clues about which come firstA study of older adults in China offers a closer look at the dominolike sequence of brain changes that lead to Alzheimer's.
Seniors in these Florida counties have the highest Alzheimerโs rates
Read full article: Seniors in these Florida counties have the highest Alzheimerโs ratesStacker identified the areas in Florida with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, using data released by the Alzheimer's Association.
Seniors in these Florida counties have the highest Alzheimerโs rates
Read full article: Seniors in these Florida counties have the highest Alzheimerโs ratesStacker identified the areas in Florida with the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, using data released by the Alzheimer's Association.
Alzheimer's drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study shows
Read full article: Alzheimer's drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study showsScientists have found a way to help Alzheimer's drugs seep inside the brain faster โ using sound waves to jiggle a temporary opening in its protective shield.
Second Alzheimer's drug in pipeline can slow the disease by a few months but with safety risk
Read full article: Second Alzheimer's drug in pipeline can slow the disease by a few months but with safety riskNew research shows another experimental Alzheimer's drug can modestly slow patients' inevitable worsening.
FDA to make a decision on whether to approve first Alzheimerโs drug
Read full article: FDA to make a decision on whether to approve first Alzheimerโs drugThe FDA is set to decide whether it will fully approve the first Alzheimerโs drug to show it could slow the diseaseโs progression in certain patients. But the decision could also have other implications, including who would get access to it.
Walk to End Alzheimerโs raises nearly $300K to find a cure, provide support
Read full article: Walk to End Alzheimerโs raises nearly $300K to find a cure, provide supportHundreds came out Saturday to the University of North Florida for the Alzheimerโs Association Walk to End Alzheimerโs, which has raised nearly $300,000 to help find a cure and provide support services to those impacted by the disease.
Alzheimerโs Awareness: Purple Parade and Gala | River City Live
Read full article: Alzheimerโs Awareness: Purple Parade and Gala | River City LiveJune is Alzheimerโs and Brain awareness month. There are over 500,000 Floridians dealing with the disease. Lindsay Amerault and her family have been affected by it which left her no other option but to bring awareness to it. Saturday, she and her The Admiralโs Daughters team host the Purple Parade and Gala at the Atlantic Beach Country Club from 6 - 10pm.
Beaches A1A Parrot Head Club Raising Money for Alzheimerโs Awareness
Read full article: Beaches A1A Parrot Head Club Raising Money for Alzheimerโs AwarenessToday on the River City Live the President of Beaches A1A Parrot Head Club gave a $25,000 check to the Walk to End Alzheimerโs Jacksonville. June is Alzheimerโs and Brain awareness month and the Parrot Heads partied with a purpose to raise money for this cause. Coming up later this year with be the 2021 Walk to End Alzheimerโs Jacksonville on November 6th and it is never to early to start raising money. If you would like to find out more info on the event you can visit: https://act.alz.org/jacksonville
First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's goes on sale
Read full article: First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's goes on saleC2N Diagnostics has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimers disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. If a blood test had been available, โI might have been afraid of the resultsโ but would have โjumped on thatโ to find out, she said. The blood test from C2N Diagnostics of St. Louis aims to fill that gap. If the PET scan was negative, the blood test ruled out amyloid buildup 77% of the time. The other 23% got a positive result, but that doesn't necessarily mean the blood test was incorrect, Braunstein said.
Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimerโs disease
Read full article: Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimerโs diseaseThe institute had no role in these studies but financed earlier, basic research toward blood test development. Last year, scientists reported encouraging results from experimental blood tests that measure abnormal versions of amyloid, one of two proteins that build up and damage Alzheimerโs patientsโ brains. The p-tau217 test outperformed a host of other measures for indicating which patients had Alzheimerโs as verified by brain scans. In those with the gene, p-tau217 blood levels started to rise โaround 20 years before symptoms,โ Hansson said. Is it Alzheimerโs disease or is it something else?โ she said.
Alzheimerโs Gender Gap: Why more women are being diagnosed
Read full article: Alzheimerโs Gender Gap: Why more women are being diagnosedResearchers used to think that more women got Alzheimerโs because they lived longer. But why does Alzheimerโs affect more women than men? Scientists scanned the brains of women and men and found declines in estrogen were involved in Alzheimerโs abnormalities. Specifically, women with a higher waist circumference had a 39% increased risk of dementia in 15 years. Specifically, one of the genes was linked to Alzheimerโs risk in women and three were linked to risk in men.
Missing man with Alzheimerโs found safe
Read full article: Missing man with Alzheimerโs found safeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office announced that a missing 77-year-old man with Alzheimerโs has been found safe. Police were concerned when he went missing early this morning and had been seen walking in the direction of the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. A spokesperson for JSO said thank you to the people who took the time to share his picture.