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Background: Homozygosity for the rare APOE3-Christchurch (APOE3Ch) variant, encoding for apoE3-R136S (apoE3-Ch), was linked to resistance against an aggressive form of familial Alzheimer's disease (AD). Carrying two copies of APOE3Ch was sufficient to delay autosomal AD onset by 30 years. This remarkable protective effect makes it a strong candidate for uncovering new therapies against AD.
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December 2024
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and the most common form of dementia. Although AD is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), it's estimated that nearly half of AD cases might be attributed to modifiable risk factors and lifestyle-based interventions may offer promising preventative strategies to delay disease onset and progression. Polyphenolic derivatives easily found in foods like luteolin and curcumin have shown beneficial effects to counteract cognitive decline.
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December 2024
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London, London, London, United Kingdom.
Anti-amyloid therapies are ideal candidates for prevention trials. Secondary prevention in those at risk of ADAD (DIAN-TU) has shown reduction of brain amyloid deposition leads to significant downstream biological change; early secondary prevention using a monoclonal antibody in sporadic AD (AHEAD 3-45) is ongoing and will provide critical information on whether treating earlier leads to greater clinical benefit. However, this is not preventing disease but delaying onset in those with presymptomatic disease.
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December 2024
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Background: Prior research shows that caregiving for people living with dementia (PLWD) varies with cultural, institutional, and social structural context, but less is known about the role of context in dementias of different etiologies. We compared experiences of caregiving in frontal-temporal dementia (FTD) versus non-FTD dementias using community-based comparative ethnography. We expected to find differences in caring for people living with FTD (PLWFTD) versus people living with other dementias (PLWOD).
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December 2024
Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects about 416 million individuals across the disease continuum. An estimated 40% of dementia cases can be prevented or delayed in onset by addressing modifiable risk factors like sleep time, physical activity (PA), and mood. These three behaviors (sleep time, physical inactivity, and mood) are linked to cognitive decline, and their tridirectional link has been shown by prior research work.
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