In a commentary published in JAMA Internal Medicine, three Regenstrief Institute research scientists write that while they and other researchers have identified a strong and consistent link between anticholinergic drugs and ...
Jun 24, 2019
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Disparities in drug prescribing suggest that black and Asian people with dementia are not receiving the same quality of care as their white peers, according to a new UCL-led study in the UK.
Jan 20, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Four U.S. government-funded clinical trials will search for new therapies for Alzheimer's disease.
Jan 14, 2013
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Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are vastly underrepresented in genetic research on dementia. Of the 45,000 participants in U.S. Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers, for example, just 17 are from this cohort.
Jul 18, 2023
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A new study found one in five nursing home residents with advanced dementia harbor strains of drug-resistant bacteria and more than 10 percent of the drug-resistant bacteria are resistant to four or more antibiotic classes. ...
Apr 29, 2015
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(Medical Xpress)—A new drug to prevent the early stages of Alzheimer's disease could enter clinical trials in a few years' time according to scientists.
Feb 1, 2013
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Epilepsy is a common neurological condition with a prevalence of around 2%. Many antiepileptic drugs are available to prevent epileptic seizures, allowing up to 80 percent of patients to become seizure-free. However, previous ...
Feb 13, 2019
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A new report released today shows that Alzheimer's drug prescriptions have increased six times in the last decade, the proportion of people receiving a dementia diagnosis has increased over the last year by 112 per 100,000, ...
Jan 20, 2016
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Rutgers will take the lead in a three-year study that will investigate the effectiveness of federal and state initiatives to address overprescribing of antipsychotic medications for dementia patients in nursing homes.
Apr 13, 2015
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A group of experts has developed consensus recommendations for future research directions to determine why nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are women. The recommendations are published in a Roundtable ...
Sep 5, 2012
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