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Alzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment —
Continue reading »Many Alzheimer’s patients would not have been eligible for clinical trials of controversial new drug
In June 2021, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for aducanumab to treat patients with mild cognitive
Continue reading »Higher intake of specific nutrients linked to lower brain iron and better cognition in older adults
Research conducted at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine suggests that higher intake of specific nutrients is associated with
Continue reading »Midlife loneliness is a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
Being persistently lonely during midlife (ages 45-64) appears to make people more likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
Continue reading »New radiology research shows promising results for focused ultrasound treatment of Alzheimer’s
West Virginia University scientists used MRI scans to show what happens when ultrasound waves target a specific area of Alzheimer’s
Continue reading »Experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease shows promise
Drug maker Eli Lilly on Monday announced promising results from a small study of an experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug called
Continue reading »The coronavirus pandemic is killing people with diabetes or Alzheimer’s who didn’t even contract the virus
The coronavirus has so far killed about 325,000 people in this country, but that staggering toll does not include the
Continue reading »Researchers aim to advance understanding of Alzheimer’s disease progression
University of Maryland (UMD) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) researchers are working together to develop a new X-ray
Continue reading »Dementia warning – why the area you live in could raise your risk of brain decline
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