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Without Early Detection, Fighting Dementia Is an Uphill Battle

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

Jun 27, 2023
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Opinion
Our Health Systems Aren't Ready for the Full Approval of Lecanemab

Screening, administration, and eligibility concerns remain

Jun 23, 2023
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Early Alzheimer's Linked to Gut Microbiome Changes

Findings may help identify Alzheimer's disease long before cognitive changes emerge

Jun 14, 2023
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Predicting Dementia Risk; Brains in Space; Epilepsy and Osteoporosis

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Jun 13, 2023
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Alzheimer's Drug Clears Major Hurdle Toward Full Approval

But risks associated with anti-amyloid agent lecanemab still loom

Jun 09, 2023
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Positive Signs for Lecanemab's Full Approval in FDA Briefing Documents

Risks of ARIA do not appear to preclude traditional approval, agency says

Jun 08, 2023
FDA ADCOMM lecanemab over a computer rendering of an antibody bound to an amyloid beta peptide.
Superior Cognition in the Oldest-Old; Novel MS Pathway; What Links Amyloid and Tau?

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Jun 06, 2023
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing Tied to Brain Volumes in Amyloid-Positive Older Adults

Relationships not seen in people without amyloid plaques

Jun 01, 2023
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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

Jun 01, 2023
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PET Scan for Alzheimer's Dx; Predicting Colon Cancer Survival

Also in TTHealthWatch: promoting "goals of care" discussions

May 27, 2023
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Gait Predicts Cognitive Disorders; Diet and MS Relapses; Alzheimer's Drug Protests

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

May 23, 2023
Neuro Break over a computer rendering of neurons.
Prion Disease in Human Tears; Functional vs Primary Tics; COVID-19 and the Brain

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

May 16, 2023
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Navigating My Father's Alzheimer's as a Doctor

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

May 16, 2023
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Alzheimer's Progression Delayed by Rare Genetic Variant

Finding challenges previous assumptions about disease

May 15, 2023
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