(WAVY) — More than seven million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, but experts are working hard to make sure fewer people suffer in the future.

One local Alzheimer's expert, Dr. Hamid Okhravi of Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University, said the mood among his colleagues has improved in recent years as more strides have been made in detection and treatment.

“This is just really an amazing time in the field of Alzheimer's disease,” Okhravi said. Doctors are announcing new ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's. Karen Strobino was diagnosed in 2023.

“Sometimes I get depressed but it's better now. I'm in a good place,” said Okhravi patient Karen Strobino, diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2023. Results of a recent study show changes in lifestyle — li

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