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Picture a person living with Alzheimer’s disease. Many living with the disease may not be what you’re imagining. Alzheimer’s can look like anyone you know—your neighbor, uncle, co-worker, friend. Especially in the early stages, people can still live life in meaningful ways. They can still have quality time.
Time is Worth Fighting For
Alzheimer's disease progresses slowly over 10-20 years.1,2 During that time, people can have a spectrum of symptoms, from non-symptomatic preclinical Alzheimer’s to severe dementia.3 As the disease progresses, Alzheimer’s impacts day-do-day life more and more. It interferes with a person’s routines, independence, and the ability to recognize loved ones.
The scientific advancements that are emerging, and on the horizon, require early and accurate diagnosis. People should see their doctor for an assessment at the first sign of changes in memory or thinking abilities. If someone is diagnosed too late, that can interfere with potential treatment options that could slow the disease’s progression.
Many with early-stage Alzheimer’s are still working, enjoying trips and sharing quality time with family. They’re still living independent lives. That’s valuable time to prolong as much as possible.
Time is of the Essence: A Patient’s Perspective
Once a caregiver herself, Mary is now living with the same diagnosis as her mother. She maintains her independence through several activities while living with early stage Alzheimer’s disease.
Scientific Advancements Provide New Hope
People living with Alzheimer’s don’t have time to waste. We’re taking on Alzheimer’s from every angle: advancing the science that could lead to breakthrough therapies; discovering new ways to find timely, accurate diagnosis; and partnering across our industry and beyond to work with more speed.
Through ongoing clinical trials and cutting-edge research, we’re urgently developing treatments and tools to slow disease progression. It’s all with the hope to give people something invaluable: more options that could provide more time.
Our Alzheimer's Focus
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alzheimer’s Disease. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/dotw/alzheimers/index.html#:~:text=Alzheimer%27s%20disease%20is% 20the%20most,of%20death%20for%20all%20adults. Accessed November 9, 2022.
2. Porsteinsson AP, Isaacson RS, Knox S, et al. Diagnosis of early Alzheimer’s disease: clinical practice in 2021. J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2021;8:371-386.
3. Aisen PS, Cummings J, Jack CR, et al. On the path to 2025: understanding the Alzheimer’s disease continuum. Alz Res Therapy 2017;9(1):60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-017-0283-5
4. Galvin JE, Aisen P, Langbaum JB, et al. Early stages of Alzheimer’s disease: evolving the care team for optimal patient management. Front Neurol. 2021;11:592302.