LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a variety of symptoms caused by brain changes, with Alzheimer's as the most wide…

July 29, 2024, Press Release from the Alzheimer’s Association: TOLEDO, OH – July 28, 2024 – As highly accurate blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease move closer to approved use in physician’s offices, new research suggests that they may revolutionize the accuracy of diagnosis and provide a cleaner, quicker path to diagnosis and treatment, according to data reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2024 in Philadelphia.

Guest speakers from the Northwest Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and Kessler Estates Senior Living in Lima informed the Kiwanis members about Alzheimer's and dementia. Those in attendance were educated on the stages, risk factors, and FDA-approved treatments that can help aid those who may suffer from the disease.

LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Caregivers, family members, and community members met Saturday afternoon to learn more about a disease that impacts 1 in 3 seniors.

If you have a vehicle you are proud of, Springview Manor would like you to be a part of their car show next week. It is only a 5-dollar registration fee with all proceeds to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. Several trophies will be awarded including the resident's choice award.

Care Access is based in Boston but is looking for people across the United States to participate in the clinical research, all in an effort to fight Alzheimer's. Two seminars were held in Lima, briefing potential volunteers on what the trial would bring, as well as how they would help more than just the current generation suffering from the disease.

A national health care organization is currently in the midst of a preventative Alzheimer's trial. "Care Access" works to bring these trials that are usually done in major city hospitals to smaller communities to include people who may not be able to participate otherwise. As the word has gotten out about the Alzheimer's trial they have received many inquiries about its status.

Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia with no known cure, but research continues to find treatments to slow the progression of the disease. Lima Rotarians heard about a local clinical study being done to help detect signs of Alzheimer's long before any symptoms are visible. Care Access of Lima is looking for individuals to take part in this study that includes a blood test to detect protein levels that could be a sign of Alzheimer's.

Did you know that African Americans are two times more likely to get Alzheimer’s and Dementia than the rest of the public? That is why the Alz…