Progress on Alziheimer’s and Dementia may help family members, and probate lawyers
Many Florida residents, indeed many seniors, are afflicted with dementia. A common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s.
- Many family members are concerned that as we age, dementia can slowly creep in and accelerate if not discovered and not treated.
- My mom suffered from dementia and its progressive was slow.
- According to the Wall Street Journal, www.wsj.com, ” Shares in British biotech group Proteome Sciences rose sharply Tuesday after the company made what it called a “significant step” toward developing a blood test for Alzheimer’s.
- In a study co-written with researchers from King’s College London, the company said it has identified a set of 10 proteins in blood that can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia.”
Dementia & Palm Beach Will Contests
- At our West Palm Beach probate law firm, we are often consulted regarding will contests
- Was mom or dad competent to sign the will?
- Was mom or dad suffering from dementia when they changed the will?
- Often, trust beneficiaries or estate beneficiaries file a probate lawsuit .
- What does the family member of estate beneficiary want: Palm Beach probate court declares will invalid due to dementia
Understanding When Dementia Begins and how it is treated, or not treated, assists probate litigators with will challenges.
Hopefully, medical advances will continue so that dementia, or the risk of, or progression of, dementia, and Alzheimer’s, can be detected quicker and sooner.
Here is the free link to the Wall Street Journal story about the drug company and Alzheimer’s. http://online.wsj.com/articles/alzheimers-blood-test-progress-boosts-british-biotech-company-1404823119