CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Both June and November are recognized for Alzheimer’s Awareness, symbolizing the changing solstices and the light families continue to seek through the disease.

News 12 spoke with a local neurologist who says newer treatments are now using tests we’ve had for years, advancing the way doctors approach this condition.

Dr. Berneet Kaur, MD, with Erlanger Neurology, explains that while progress has been made, these new drugs work best when the disease is caught early.

“We do have these wonderful drugs now,” Dr. Kaur said. “But unfortunately, they’re not going to help everybody. They’re only going to help people who have Alzheimer’s disease in the earliest stages.”

Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of dementia, slowly impacting memory, thinking, and daily life.

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