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Assisted dying.
I wrote in my last blog that recent advances in treating dementia have shown promise. I said, “Drugs are being developed to target monoclonal antibodies against amyloid β, the protein that seems to be awry in Alzheimer’s disease”. However since … Continue reading
Old Age part 4 – Losing it
– Dementia and its prevention Having decided that everlasting life is impractical, we can still use existing knowledge to improve our survival. But we want our extra years to be enjoyable, and that won’t be the case if our brains … Continue reading
Old age doesn’t come by itself – part 3
It seems characteristic of older people these days that we think of ourselves as much younger than these old people we see around us. This because inside we still think of ourselves as being youthful if we feel well, even … Continue reading
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How early would you want to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease?
How early would you want to know you have Alzheimer’s disease? Say you are in your fifties or sixties, and one or both parents died recently of (or with) a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease? Possibly you were the carer and … Continue reading
Elen Samuel, doctor and writer 