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Alzheimer's Disease

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<乌鸦传媒>It's the First Drug Shown to Slow Alzheimer's. Why Is It Off to a Slow Start?

Limited impact, possible side effects, lack of delivery systems, insurance denials all in the way

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<乌鸦传媒>Botulism After 'Botox'? NEJM Ignored Nazi Atrocities; Jungle Jack's Alzheimer's

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Fanapt OK'd for Bipolar; First Depression App Cleared; Keto Diet for Schizophrenia

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Alzheimer's Transmissible Through Bone Marrow Cells?

Mouse experiment suggests it may be, but what that means for humans isn't clear

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Avoids Talk of Father's Alzheimer鈥檚; Teens Smell Like Goats; AI Drugs a Bust?

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

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<乌鸦传媒>Quest Alzheimer's Blood Test No Longer Marketed Directly to Patients

Amyloid AD-Detect test not offered on Quest's consumer platform

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump-Obama Doc's Bad Behavior; Alzheimer's Drug Delayed; Death After Testicle Kick

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

<乌鸦传媒>CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease; Methods of Illegal Opioid Overdose

Also in TTHealthWatch: effectiveness of telemedicine abortion

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Supplements Fail Compared With Generic Drugs

Prescription galantamine drugs were labeled accurately, but dietary supplements were not

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<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Biomarkers Show Specific Changes 20 Years Before Diagnosis

CSF and imaging markers changed in a temporal sequence

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<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosis

Blood proteins identified those at risk for all-cause, Alzheimer's, or vascular dementia

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<乌鸦传媒>Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Tied to Less Alzheimer's Risk

Large U.K. study tracked health records of 270,000 men

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<乌鸦传媒>Even With Alzheimer's Pathology, Healthy Lifestyles May Preserve Cognition

More data support the idea of "cognitive reserve"

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<乌鸦传媒>Controversial Alzheimer's Drug Abandoned

Biogen will stop developing and selling aducanumab

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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>DSM's Undisclosed Industry Ties; Antipsychotic Heart Risks; FOMO and Phone Addiction

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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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

Also in TTHealthWatch: IV drug for early atrial fibrillation

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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>U.S. Suicides Hit Record High; FDA Reviews Schizophrenia Drug; Psychology of Misinfo

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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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>Positive KarXT Blood Pressure Data; ADHD Manufacturing Cover-Up? 'Profound Autism'

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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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>Adult ADHD Trial Win; Suicide Drug Ditched; Mental Health Toll in War Zones

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>ADHD and Car Crashes; New Guidance on Stimulant Use Disorder Tx; KarXT Heads to FDA

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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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>Schizophrenia Sexual Dysfunction; Nuplazid Box Warning Tweak; Psych Practice Fraud?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Schizophrenia Deadlier in Heat? SSRI Brain Changes; Antipsychotic Finger Sweat Test

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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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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