Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Focus on Healthy Aging (FHA)
Volume 23 • Number 4 • April 2020
Medications to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
Despite reports of promising new therapies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), there is still no cure for the condition. This has led some scientists to question the widely held belief that AD is linked to a buildup of abnormal proteins—amyloid-beta (A-beta) and tau—in the brain. A-beta forms plaques that disrupt communication …
Issue Highlights
- Are You Protecting Vulnerable Areas From the Sun?
- Newsbriefs: Nutrition Facts Update; Foods Linked to Diabetes; Drug Disposal; Diet and Hearing
- From the Editor: Stay Sun-Safe This Summer
- Safe Painkiller Use Vital to Avoid Adverse Drug Events
- Live Comfortably With Angina
- Stay Active With a Mobility Aid
- Ask the Experts: Hallucinations and Sleep Disorders; Alkaline Diet; Burning Mouth Syndrome
