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New York Times writer covering health & science. Author of "Island Practice," a book about a quirky island doctor. Jazz flutist. Lapsed Ultimate Frisbee player.
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Alzheimer's Blood Tests Offer New Promise to Diagnose and Predict the Disease

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By Dana Smith, Pam Belluck Verified
| Breaking One
(Science Times) Research presented this month at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London suggests that the use of blood tests for Alzheimer's could eventually transform the way the disease is diagnosed and even predict who might develop Alzheimer's and when.
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Agitation in Dementia Can Be Helped by Medical Cannabis, Study Suggests

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By Pam Belluck Verified
| Breaking One
(Science Times) Dennys Gonzalez was skeptical when doctors told him his father could participate in a clinical trial exploring whether medical cannabis could treat agitation in people with advanced dementia. But Gonzalez, who helps care for his 87-year-old father, Emilio, said not only were his fears unfounded, but the treatment -- a combination of two common components of medical cannabis: THC and CBD -- greatly eased his father's distress and frustration.
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El cannabis medicinal podría ayudar con la agitación de la demencia

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By Pam Belluck Verified
| Infobae Verified
En un estudio, una combinación de THC y CBD alivió los síntomas en una población especialmente frágil: pacientes con demencia avanzada cerca del final de sus vidas. Cuando los médicos le dijeron que su padre podría participar en un ensayo clínico en el que se exploraba la posibilidad de usar cannabis medicinal para tratar la agitación en personas con demencia avanzada, Dennys Gonzalez mostró escepticismo.
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