Archive: 12/12/2016
The first-in-man clinical trial targeting Alzheimer's Tau protein
For the first time, targeting the other feature of Alzheimer's disease, tau, has given fruitful results. In an unprecedented study, active vaccination in humans has resulted in a favorable immune response in 29 out of the ...
Dec 12, 2016
How many adults in US are taking psychiatric drugs?
About 1 in 6 adults in the United States reported taking psychiatric drugs at least once during 2013, according to a new research letter published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.
Dec 12, 2016
Meeting patients' socioeconomic needs can improve cardiovascular risk factors
Patients enrolled in a program designed to help meet socioeconomic needs that can affect their health had modest but significant improvements in several key cardiovascular risk factors. A study by investigators from Massachusetts ...
Dec 12, 2016
Are cholesterol-lowering statins associated with reduced Alzheimer risk?
An analysis of Medicare data suggests that high use of cholesterol-lowering statins was associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer disease but that reduction in risk varied by type of statin and race/ethnicity, findings ...
Dec 12, 2016