I would really love to dive in - but I can’t find anyone near me. thoughts? Did you ever find anyone in Dallas? Thanks. Hi Woodstock and klvivian2023! As a Moderator on the forum, I'm "quoting" each of you using the quote icon in the upper right corner of your posts to allow you each to g...

Thank you for the detailed and interesting response, @NF52! I have an update. I started screening for the AHEAD trial, and failed out at the very first step. They said my Preclivity test (which tests for beta-amyloid in the blood and tau) showed little to no amyloid in my blood. This is in direct c...

HennDJM wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:43 pm Thank you! I hope it’s still available in a few months when I turn 50.

I have heard they are not all that strict on you being exactly 50. You may want to give yourself an early birthday gift and try it out!

Hello. I hope that I'm posting this in the right place. I'm not very experienced with the site yet and have had some difficulty navigating it at times, probably due to my cognitive issues. My question regards neuro-psych testing. I'm wondering whether anyone who has had this battery of tests (3-5 h...

Are there current studies going on looking at Homotaurine? The studies I have found are old and have no results posted. Hi Tabby, As described in Alzforum, homotaurine has undergone some changes that explain why it's not currently in clinical trials: This is a prodrug of homotaurine, a modified ami...

My neurologist referred me for a clinical trial for Aduhelm. It is very intensive, and I must visit the institution conducting the trial every 4 weeks for 2 years. Part of the study provides access to PET scans and numerous cognitive tests. I was excited about accessing a PET scan because there is ...

Do be careful with higher than recommended vitamin D serum levels. At some point (which may vary individually) they may cause heart palpitations (this happened to a friend of mine). I appreciate that advice. So far that hasn't happened to me, but it's probably a good idea to periodically check the ...

Ghahremani, M., Smith, E. E., Chen, H. Y., Creese, B., Goodarzi, Z., & Ismail, Z. (2023). Vitamin D supplementation and incident dementia: Effects of sex, APOE, and baseline cognitive status. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 15(1), e12404. https://www....

This was just published today. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37676096/ Lecanemab (Leqembi) is not the right drug for patients with Alzheimer's disease "In this 18-month trial, lecanemab did not slow cognitive decline in women . This is especially significant because women have a twofold incr...

While most people with MCI and mild dementia report that "memory" is their biggest concern, it's when memory affects daily living skills and problem-solving that people lose independence in daily activities and care partners and adult children experience high levels of emotional, physical ...