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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....
Could Having MS Help Shield Against Alzheimer's Disease?
TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 – People with multiple sclerosis appear to have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. MS patients are far less likely to have elevated blood l...
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