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SGLT2i Use Linked to Lower Risk for Neurodegenerative Disease in T2DM
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – For patients with type 2 diabetes, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) use is associated with reduced risks for incident dementia and Parkinson disease...
'Exercise Is Medicine' for People With Parkinson's
THURSDAY, Sept 19, 2024 – Exercise, whether moderate- or high-intensity, can help ease Parkinson's symptoms, including fatigue, new research shows. As study lead author Dr. Philip Millar explained,...
Some Diabetes Meds Could Lower Odds for Dementia, Parkinson's
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – A specific class of diabetes drug appears to lower people’s risk for dementia and Parkinson’s disease, a new study shows. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inh...
Some People With MS May Need Earlier, Higher-Dose Meds
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Early, aggressive treatment of brain lesions caused by multiple sclerosis could help ward off faster decline in patients, a new study finds. Such treatment could prevent ...
Could 'Brain Training' Exercises Help Slow Alzheimer's Symptoms?
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – Brain training aimed at improving memory can ward off symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease for years, a new study claims. Seniors experienced a slower decline in their memory a...
Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children's Mental Health
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – As wildfires continue to burn across parts of California, a new study finds that smoke from these blazes and other air pollution could be harming kids’ mental health. R...
Vaping Is Harming College Students' Brains, Study Shows
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 – Vaping may look cool when you're young, but it appears to be dulling the brains of college students, a new study warns. College students who vape have lower cognitive...
Genetics Suggest Link Between ALS, Parkinson's Disease
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 – People with rare genetic variants linked to degenerative brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease are at increased risk of developing ALS, a new study finds. Further, having ...
Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Study Finds
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 – With implications for research around postpartum depression and other health issues, scientists have tracked the changes pregnancy brings to the female brain. These changes...
Alzheimer's Drugs May Work in Whole New Way, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – Two monoclonal antibody treatments to slow Alzheimer's disease, lecanemab (Leqembi) and donanemab (Kisunla), have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Falling for Financial Scams Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – Brain changes that signal Alzheimer's disease even before symptoms appear are linked to an increased vulnerability to financial scams, new research shows. “Assessing f...
Pandemic Isolation May Have Caused Rapid Brain Aging in Teen Girls
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – New research uncovers a possible reason why teenaged girls struggled so mightily with their mental health during the pandemic: Scans showed their brains aged far faster...
Study Debunks Theory Linking Autism to Changes in Brain's Amygdala
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 – A new brain imaging study has concluded that autism likely isn’t caused by faulty connections to the amygdala. A prevailing hypothesis of autism spectrum disorder has held ...
Traveling With a Loved One With Alzheimer's This Long Weekend? Experts Have Tips
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 – People can create many special moments if they include a loved one with dementia in their end-of-summer Labor Day getaway. However, they’ll need to take some special steps to ...
Depression Might Sometimes Be Early Sign of Alzheimer's Disease
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 – In some people, new-onset depression may stem from the same buildup of toxic plaques in the brain that have long been linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study....
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