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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's May Be Transmissible in Rare Circumstances

Cases tied to long-discontinued childhood medical procedure

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Blood Test Shows High Diagnostic Accuracy

Commercial ptau-217 assay reduced confirmatory testing by about 80%

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<乌鸦传媒>Face Blindness Is Not Always Permanent

Largest study to date looks at inability to recognize familiar faces

<乌鸦传媒>Open Blood-Brain Barrier for Alzheimer's Treatment?; Managing TMD

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<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Drugs Seen Lowering Risk for Macular Degeneration

But not by very much or very quickly, VA analysis finds

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<乌鸦传媒>Opening Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise

Focused ultrasound helped aducanumab reduce amyloid-beta levels

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<乌鸦传媒>Novel Alzheimer's Trials Evaluate Senolytics, Semaglutide, CRISPR, and More

Looking ahead to 2024 and beyond: "There is so much more to be done"

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Blood Test Predicts Who Might Benefit Most From Anti-Amyloid Drugs

Novel two-cutoff approach may reduce need for confirmatory PET scans

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<乌鸦传媒>Coronary Heart Disease by Age 45 Linked With Subsequent Dementia

All-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementia risks elevated

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<乌鸦传媒>Cognitive Scores Improve With Personal Coaching

Trial shows better outcomes for people at high dementia risk

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Drug Trials Should Report Effect Sizes, Researchers Say

How effective are anti-amyloid treatments?

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<乌鸦传媒>Proteins Predict Signs of Alzheimer's Disease

Subclinical health indicators tied to markers of Alzheimer's and neurodegeneration

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<乌鸦传媒>Hippocampal Atrophy Might Not Signal Alzheimer's Disease

Measuring tau and hippocampus in addition to amyloid may improve Alzheimer's diagnosis

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<乌鸦传媒>Gantenerumab Failed to Slow Cognitive Decline in Early Alzheimer's

Amyloid plaque levels went down, but not enough for clinical benefit

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<乌鸦传媒>MIND Diet in Midlife Tied to Higher Subcortical Brain Region Volumes

Relationships appear to hold regardless of Alzheimer's genes

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<乌鸦传媒>Subcutaneous Alzheimer's Drug May Be on the Horizon

Investigational version of lecanemab shows promise, but questions about safety persist

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<乌鸦传媒>Dianne Feinstein Dies; Prison for Alzheimer's Fraudsters; Kaiser Strike Looming

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Experts Warn on Mixing New Alzheimer's Drug and Antidepressants

Patients starting SSRIs and lecanemab may warrant close monitoring

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<乌鸦传媒>Few Early Alzheimer's Patients Qualify for Lecanemab

Inclusion and exclusion criteria whittle down pool of eligible treatment candidates

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<乌鸦传媒>Quest's Alzheimer's Blood Test Has Experts Concerned

"Patients will have a difficult time knowing what the results mean"

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Announces New Dementia Care Model for Medicare Patients

Aims to provide more coordinated, ongoing care

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Blood Tests May Improve Primary Care Diagnoses

Without biomarkers, primary care doctors correctly identified Alzheimer's in about 55% of cases

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<乌鸦传媒>Study of 1.6 Million Veterans Links Neighborhood and Dementia Risk

Despite equal access to care, health inequalities persisted in disadvantaged areas

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<乌鸦传媒>This Common Device Can Slow Cognitive Decline, Trial Shows

Hearing loss is more than a marker for dementia risk, it appears

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<乌鸦传媒>Donanemab Slows Progression in Early Alzheimer's

Safety issues linger, as details of three deaths emerge

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<乌鸦传媒>Low Amyloid Burden Bodes Well for Future Dementia Risk

A ray of hope amidst disappointing results from A4 trial

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<乌鸦传媒>Registry Enrollment for Alzheimer's Drug Coverage Won't Help Much

A minimalist policy for a minimalist treatment

FDA APPROVED lecanemab (Leqembi) over a computer rendering of amyloid plaque on nerve cells.

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Drug Wins Full FDA Approval

Decision expands lecanemab's Medicare coverage

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<乌鸦传媒>Without Early Detection, Fighting Dementia Is an Uphill Battle

A brief assessment in primary care can help identify patients most at risk

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<乌鸦传媒>Our Health Systems Aren't Ready for the Full Approval of Lecanemab

Screening, administration, and eligibility concerns remain

FDA ADCOMM lecanemab over a computer rendering of an antibody bound to an amyloid beta peptide.

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Drug Clears Major Hurdle Toward Full Approval

But risks associated with anti-amyloid agent lecanemab still loom

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<乌鸦传媒>Study Suggests Increase in Brain Aging in Those With Type 1 Diabetes

But this didn't seem to translate into Alzheimer's disease-related neurodegeneration

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<乌鸦传媒>Navigating My Father's Alzheimer's as a Doctor

Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, on his career and wrestling with his father's dementia

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Progression Delayed by Rare Genetic Variant

Finding challenges previous assumptions about disease

FDA APPROVED brexpiprazole (Rexulti) over a photo of a agitated-looking senior woman.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs First Drug for Agitation in Alzheimer's Dementia

Boxed warning on increased mortality risk in elderly patients remains for brexpiprazole

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<乌鸦传媒>AI Offers Hope for Those With Alzheimer's Disease

How tech can help make a better future for patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Proteins Reduced by Sleep Drug

Both amyloid and tau levels fell in early trial

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<乌鸦传媒>Test Predicts Transition From Normal to Impaired Cognition

Sensitive, simple test detects subtle deficit at its earliest stage

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<乌鸦传媒>RF Ablation or Drugs for Afib: Choice May Matter for Cognitive Outcomes

New study suggests one does a better job of protecting the brain

FDA ADCOMM brexpiprazole (Rexulti) over a photo of an agitated senior woman rising her index finger.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Advisors Endorse Rexulti for Agitation in Alzheimer's Dementia

Increased mortality risk seen but benefits may outweigh this, panelists say

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