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Alzheimer's patients are being "betrayed" by an NHS ban that denies them drugs available in other countries, a leading charity has warned. The chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society said the health service's failure to provide breakthrough drugs which could…
Artificial intelligence tools have emerged as a potential means of extending the capabilities of health care workers, including in primary care settings. Large language models (LLMs) known as chatbots have performed well in simulations. However, little is known about how…
The new analyses indicate that there were fewer countable motor seizures as early as two weeks following bexicaserin treatment initiation and that these reductions were maintained over a full year of open label observation. This observed response was consistent across…
The drug changed the biology in both directions. yet the disease remained unchanged. For about three years, the expectation around GLP-1 drugs has run in one direction. They started as diabetes medicines, turned out to drive weight loss, then showed…
Cells long viewed as guardians of brain health may have a darker side in old age. New research suggests that oligodendrocytes, the cells that build and maintain the insulating coating around nerve fibers, can become dysfunctional and help drive the…
When trauma hits, it doesn’t arrive politely. It interrupts. It changes your sleep, your appetite, and your attention span. It can make the familiar seem strange—your home, your relationships, even your own body. People often talk about “getting back…
Some people keep memories as sharp as those of young adults, even as they age. In some cases, cognitive function holds up even when dementia-causing proteins build up in the brain. The answer lay in an enzyme that breaks down…
The Minimum Competencies in Geriatrics for Medical Students, updated in 2021, are competencies that the graduating medical student, in the context of a specific older adult patient scenario, must be able to demonstrate, in collaboration with an interprofessional team when appropriate.
Dementia changes the way people interact. First, take a deep breath and collect yourself. You could even step out of the room for a moment. Once you clear your head, it will be easier to get to the root of…
Discovery may potentially lead to future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease Researchers have discovered a protein that protects the brain’s immune cells from age-related decline, potentially leading to future treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. The protein TIMP2 plays an important role in keeping…