Medications
Alzheimer's drug trials target older Californians; do they understand what they're signing up for?
For those fearing their memories are fading, the ads provide hope.
Jul 13, 2023
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Alzheimer's Disease
Neuroscience
A varied life boosts the brain's functional networks, shows mouse study
The fact that experiences leave their trace in the connectivity of the brain has been known for a while, but a pioneering study by researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and TUD Dresden University ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Understanding the intersection of Alzheimer's disease caregiving and the LGBT experience
A new study of caregivers of LGBT older adults living with Alzheimer's disease provides rare insight into the intersection of caregiving and the LGBT experience.
Jul 13, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A small molecule could help suppress Alzheimer's-related inflammation and protect brain cells
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die. AD is the most common cause of dementia—a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral, and ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Medications
US makes new Alzheimer's drug more widely accessible
The US drug regulator gave full approval to a new Alzheimer's medicine on Thursday, a move that makes it more widely available to the public through government-run health insurance for the elderly.
Jul 7, 2023
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Neuroscience
Taking good care of your teeth may be good for your brain, study suggests
Taking good care of your teeth may be linked to better brain health, according to a study published in the July 5, 2023, online issue of Neurology. The study found that gum disease and tooth loss were linked to brain shrinkage ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Medications
Q&A: Experts discuss pros, cons of new Alzheimer's drug
Patient care teams are preparing to offer lecanemab, a new Alzheimer's disease treatment expected to soon receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to patients in the coming months.
Jul 5, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study shows adequate sleep may help prevent dementia for African Americans with genetic risk factor
Could something as basic as a good night's sleep protect African Americans who have a gene variant linked to Alzheimer's Disease?
Jul 5, 2023
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Neuroscience
Research challenges long-held view of early-stage Alzheimer's disease
Recent research from the Tanz Center for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases in the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine is challenging long-held views of how a hormone called somatostatin influences the ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Firearm-owning veterans receptive to safety discussions in routine care
Most veterans who own firearms believe that clinicians should provide firearm counseling during routine care when a patient or family member is at heightened risk for firearm injury, according to a study published online ...
Jul 5, 2023
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