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Clear explanations of dementia, diagnosis, biomarkers, treatment, clinical research, caregiving, and brain health.
When Caring for Someone You Love Starts to Wear You Down
Caregiver burnout is real, physical, and not fixed by a yoga class. What the research actually shows about prolonged caregiving stress, and the concrete help — respite, Medicare, Medicaid, VA, employer, and support groups — that exists if you know where to look.
Can Dementia Really Be Transmitted Through Blood? What the New Lancet Paper Actually Says
A new Lancet Viewpoint raised the question of whether amyloid-beta pathology could be transmitted through blood transfusion. The evidence is intriguing but far from conclusive. Here is what the paper actually says, what it does not, and why the most accurate headline is also the least dramatic.
The Second Question in Dementia Diagnosis
Alzheimer's biomarkers can now tell us with remarkable precision whether Alzheimer's pathology is present. But when the answer is no, the diagnostic path becomes far less clear. A reflection on the gap between knowing what someone doesn't have and knowing what they do.
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