New surgical procedure shown to improve symptoms of moderate Alzheimer’s

SINGAPORE – A new surgical procedure has been shown to improve the behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease – a neurodegenerative disease that progressively affects cognitive function. In 2025, Changi General Hospital (CGH) began trialling what is known as the cervical lymphatico-venous bypass for Alzheimer’s disease (CLyVeB-AD-1). The procedure repurposes lymphatic bypass surgery. READ: Alzheimer’s disease: remembering and forgetting The latter is performed to connect blocked lymphatic vessels to nearby veins, allowing lymph fluid to drain more efficiently, and is typically used to treat lymphedema, a chronic condition that causes fluid accumulation and painful swelling […]... Keep on reading: New surgical procedure shown to improve symptoms of moderate Alzheimer’s

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