{"id":653,"date":"2021-09-21T12:49:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T12:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cndr\/?p=653"},"modified":"2021-09-21T12:50:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T12:50:55","slug":"world-alzheimers-day-9-21-question-why-is-alzheimers-disease-a-pressing-health-concern-today-especially-during-a-global-health-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cndr\/world-alzheimers-day-9-21-question-why-is-alzheimers-disease-a-pressing-health-concern-today-especially-during-a-global-health-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"World Alzheimer’s Day (9\/21) Question: Why is Alzheimer\u2019s disease a pressing health concern today \u2013 especially during a global health pandemic?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alzheimer\u2019s disease is the only top 10 leading causes of death in the US without an effective treatment, and we are just starting to see the first wave of baby boomers enter the vulnerable age range.\u00a0 We have already seen more young-onset Alzheimer\u2019s disease as the baby boomers move through their 50s, and we don\u2019t really have a clear strategy to prevent, treat, or help people with Alzheimer\u2019s disease and related dementias.<\/p>\n

During the pandemic, it was found that people with Alzheimer\u2019s disease fared worse than those without Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u00a0 We don\u2019t know why, and it may have to do with abnormal inflammation or clotting in the brain of people with clinically silent Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u00a0 We have a number of studies on these two topics, and it is important that we move quickly because COVID-19 seems to be sticking around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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