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Dementia Matters is a podcast about Alzheimer‘s disease and other causes of dementia. Creator and host Dr. Nathaniel Chin interviews leading scientists and caregiving experts to bring listeners the latest in Alzheimer’s disease news, research and caregiver resources. Brought to you by the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, find show notes and more resources at adrc.wisc.edu/dementia-matters.
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Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Predicting Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease Today and Tomorrow
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
This episode offers an overview of the current tools doctors use to examine Alzheimer’s disease risk in their patients, as well as new techniques in development. Our guest discusses the science behind risk testing for dementia, as well as the potential for a low-cost risk test. Guest: Sanjay Asthana, MD, associate dean for gerontology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and director at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Episode Topics:
- What are the current tools that doctors have for understanding risk for dementia? 0:52
- Memory clinic patient experience: 3:02
- What is the difference between risk scores and calculators? 6:16
- Genetic testing: 7:29
- Risk and interventions for a diverse population: 13:17
- How close is a low-cost risk test? 17:39
- What do you do to reduce your risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease? 19:12
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