Healthy Living: As Alzheimer’s cases increase, studies shed light on dementia - Lake Travis View

  • By zz-omni-cms
  • May 31, 2011


The days of isolation for dementia patients are drawing closer to an end as more treatments are approved and support services are developed.

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The consortium, which comprises Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, announced last year the creation of a blood test to detect Alzheimer’s.

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