Can a Spinal Tap Help Predict Alzheimer's Disease?

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Can a Spinal Tap Help Predict Alzheimer's Disease? Research has indicated that the brains of people with dementia often begin to change more than 10 years before symptoms show up. That means there are people walking around, unaware that they are already on the path to dementia. So-- what if we could test them for Alzheimer's, kind of like an early detection test for cancer, and then begin treatment to prevent and delay the disease of Alzheimer's from developing? That's the goal here for the researchers involved. Read more: Family Gatherings: How Can You Spot the Subtle Signs of Early Dementia in a Loved One Esther Heerema, MSW Alzheimer's/Dementia Expert Sundowning: What Is It and Which Non-Drug Interventions Help? It's late afternoon, and suddenly, things start to ramp up. This challenge in dementia is often due to a phenomenon called sundowning. Learn more about what causes sundowning in dementia and which interventions (other than medications) can help reduce this behavior... Read more READ NOW Share Can a Spinal Tap Help Predict Alzheimer's Disease? Think of it like a blood test to check your cholesterol on a proactive basis, rather than waiting for a heart attack to occur and then trying to repair the damage that the heart has sustained. This is what a spinal tap may be for some people at risk of developing memory loss and other dementia symptoms...Read more   READ NOW Share Do You Know How Many People Aren't Told Their Dementia Diagnosis? Recent research found that a surprising number of people aren't ever told that they have Alzheimer's disease (or another kind of dementia). Sometimes, doctors struggle with breaking the news to their patients but provide the information to family members. What about you? Would you want to know? ...Read more   READ NOW Share What Really Is Pick's Disease? Also called Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia, Pick's disease is often mistaken for rudeness, selfish behavior or depression in its early stages. Here's what you can expect in Pick's disease...Read more   READ NOW Share More than Memory Loss: 10 Early Warning Signs of Alzheimer's It's not just memory loss. There are 9 other early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia that you should know. For example, did know that difficulty navigating stairs could signal a concern?... Read more READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Get Better Posture with Lumo Lift • 10 Signs You Might Have a Sleep Disorder • Why Use an E-Reader? Lots of Benefits for Fibromyalgia & ME/CFS! • How to Make Low-Calorie Boneless Buffalo Wings • 10 Healthy Snacks for Runners • 10 things to tell your doctor when you go for your annual physical • The Workout that Works Out Your Whole Upper Body • 7 Simple Steps to Improve Your Posture Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Alzheimer's/Dementia newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved