Are you in search of information related to brain health? Do you care for a person with a form of dementia like Alzheimer's, Lewy Body, Vascular, or Frontotemporal? Looking for a way to support someone caring for another with dementia?
Please check out Brain Health Bulletin #13! Please feel free to forward this to anyone who may find benefit in receiving it! The Brain Health Bulletin is designed to be your quick reference to the latest information about brain health, dementia research, technology, cultural awareness for effective, inclusive, and compassionate dementia treatment, care partner tools, and more!
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From Dementia Care Specialists ADRC Southwest Wisconsin Dec 28, 2022
2. Disclaimer
Reference in this Brain Health Bulletin to any
specific commercial products, processes, or
services, or the use of any trade, firm, or
corporation name is for the information and
convenience of the public, and does not
constitute endorsement, recommendation, or
favoring by the ADRC, or its officers, employees
or agents.
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6. Research
Updates
"The biomarker, called 'brain-derived tau,' or BD-tau, outperforms current blood
diagnostic tests used to detect Alzheimer's-related neurodegeneration clinically. It is
specific to Alzheimer's disease and correlates well with Alzheimer's
neurodegeneration biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid. Scientists hope that
monitoring blood levels of BD-tau could facilitate screening and enrollment of
patients from populations that historically haven't been included in research
cohorts."
"Rising to meet the formidable challenge of the timely diagnosis of dementia,
research scientists are conducting the Digital Detection of Dementia study, a real-
world evaluation of the use of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool they developed for
early identification of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in primary care, the
setting where most adults receive healthcare. Individuals identified as cognitively
impaired will be referred for diagnostic services."
"Researchers provide new insights into the pathology of limbic predominate age-
related TDP-43 encephalopathy, which mimics Alzheimer's, making it very difficult to
identify in living patients."
"The protein medin is deposited in the blood vessels of the brains of Alzheimer's
patients along with the protein amyloid-β. Researchers from DZNE have discovered
this so-called co-aggregation. They have now published their observation in the
journal Nature. "Medin has been known for over 20 years, but its influence on
diseases was previously underestimated. We were able to show that pathological
changes in the blood vessels of Alzheimer's patients are significantly enhanced by
medin," says Dr. Jonas Neher from the Tübingen site of DZNE, who led the study. The
Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research in Tübingen, the University of Tübingen
and several international institutions and cooperation partners were also involved in
this long-term project."
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/dementia/
7. Health equity is reached when
everyone can achieve their full health
potential, and no one is
“disadvantaged” from achieving this
potential because of socioeconomic
class or other socially determined
circumstances. Health inequities can
be seen in differences in life span,
quality of life, disease rates, disability,
death, illness severity, and access to
treatment.
The Brain Health Center for African
Americans is a collaborative hub
centered on the following:
• Educating and motivating health
care providers who serve African
Americans and other minorities
• Making available to the Black
population culturally tailored brain
health messages and resources
• Providing community partners and
policymakers with public health
information on disparities in brain
health
Source:
http://brainhealthcenterforafricanam
ericans.org/caregivers-care-options/
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10. Want to let your voice be heard as the State of Wisconsin
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January 20, 2023
or
February 10, 2023
Call your local ADRC for more information!
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14. Questions?
Want a brain wellness check?
Reach out today at
(800) 514-0066
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15. Disclaimer
Reference in this Brain Health Bulletin to any
specific commercial products, processes, or
services, or the use of any trade, firm, or
corporation name is for the information and
convenience of the public, and does not
constitute endorsement, recommendation, or
favoring by the ADRC, or its officers, employees
or agents.