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By Neha MathurMay 22 2023 In a recent study published in the journal Nature Aging, researchers highlighted the need to shift focus toward pre-dementia stages of Alzheimer’s disease to move towards a future where personalized medicine for AD will become available.
Advancements in biomarkers for AD pathology have enabled estimating the number of people in pre-dementia stages of AD. Per some preliminary estimates, 69 million patients suffer from mild cognitive impairment , and over 300M have preclinical AD. Most importantly, such therapies could help rescue the brain, which usually becomes unfeasible when AD manifests as dementia. Fortunately, the window of opportunity to take preventive action is enormous because research has shown that AD takes 20 to 30 years to develop.
Overall, they described a futuristic approach in which patient-orchestrated AD care would help achieve a timely and precise diagnosis for preventing dementia among AD patients. In the future, with personalized medicine for AD, disease modulation will be associated with a specific type of pathology, and molecular diagnosis will be crucial. However, currently, standard diagnostic workup encompasses neuropsychological investigations of day-to-day activities.
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