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Experts Urge Early Action on Memory Loss, Not Ageing
Memory loss that keeps getting worse is not always a normal part of getting older.
Doctors want families to notice these changes early.
They shared this message around World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21.
Prof Dr Bindu Menon works at Apollo Hospitals in Nellore.
She said Alzheimer’s care now includes newer biological tests and blood-based biomarkers.
These advances may help slow the disease.
Finding the problem early gives doctors and families more time to help.
Early care can support independence, dignity, and relationships.
Experts say progressive memory loss should not be dismissed as normal ageing.
The warning was issued ahead of World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21.
Prof Dr Bindu Menon of Apollo Hospitals, Nellore, highlighted advances in Alzheimer’s diagnosis and treatment.
Biological diagnosis and blood-based biomarkers may help slow disease progression.
Experts describe diagnosis as an opportunity for early intervention, not a final verdict.
- Who
- Senior Neurologist Prof Dr Bindu Menon and other medical professionals.
- What
- Experts urged communities to recognize progressive memory loss and seek early evaluation for possible Alzheimer’s disease.
- Where
- Apollo Hospitals in Nellore.
- When
- The message was issued in connection with World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21.
- Why
- To encourage early intervention, reduce stigma, and help preserve patients’ independence, dignity, and relationships.
Key facts
- Occasion
- World Alzheimer’s Day
- Date
- September 21
- Expert
- Prof Dr Bindu Menon
- Institution
- Apollo Hospitals, Nellore
- Key warning
- Progressive memory loss should not be dismissed as normal ageing.
- Medical advances
- Biological diagnosis and blood-based biomarkers
- Potential benefit
- Slowing disease progression and supporting timely intervention
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