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Alzheimer's Drug in Smaller Vial Sizes Could Save Medicare Hundreds of Millions

Nearly 6% of lecanemab may be discarded each year

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Loneliness Tied to Alzheimer's and Dementia Risk

Feeling lonely also linked with cognitive impairment that's not dementia, meta-analysis shows

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Antipsychotics Compared; Psychiatrist's Research Misconduct; Teen Suicide Predictor

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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One Way to Spot Early Cognitive Decline? Medicare Wellness Visits

Annual evaluation tied to timelier mild cognitive impairment diagnoses

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Psychiatric Hospital Chain's Charges; Schizophrenia Drug Flops; Bright Light Therapy

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Brain Health Risks: Digital Quality Measures and the Future of Neurological Care

Access to advanced tools must be equitable

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Presidential Candidates Should Undergo Standardized Cognitive and Physical Testing

And the findings should be made public when situations emerge that raise alarm

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More ADHD Drug Production; Psilocybin vs Lexapro; Addiction a Chronic Brain Disease?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Brain Aging Trajectories Identified in Post-Mortem Tissue

Alzheimer's may be driven by multicellular communities, analysis suggests

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If Alzheimer's Drug Ads Had More Data, Here's What Might Happen

A slippery slope: emphasizing side effects could inhibit some people from accepting medicines

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Emerging Depression Tied to Earliest Alzheimer's Pathology

Symptoms linked with very early amyloid accumulation in emotional control brain regions

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FDA's Upcoming PTSD Meeting; Ketamine Catch-22; 'Lifestyle Psychiatry' Trending

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Methotrexate for Knee Osteoarthritis; Evaluating Squamous Cell Cancers

Also in TTHealthWatch: blood tests for Alzheimer's

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Midlife Blood Biomarkers Predict Late-Life Dementia

Study provides clues that one day, we could detect who's at risk decades in advance

FDA APPROVED benzgalantamine (Zunveyl) over a computer rendering of nerve cells affected by Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.

Alzheimer's Gets New Galantamine Drug

Newly approved prodrug has dual mechanism of action to improve tolerability

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Hint of Alzheimer's Benefit Seen With GLP-1 Drug

Slower cognitive decline, less brain volume loss in early liraglutide study

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Alzheimer's Biomarkers Show Tantalizing Hint at Utility for Tracking Prevention

Study points to biomarkers that predict amyloid plaque accumulation speed

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Alzheimer's Blood Test More Accurate Than Primary Care or Specialist Diagnoses

Testing recommended only for patients with cognitive impairment, not the "worried well"

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New Alzheimer's Mimic Identified

Memory-loss syndrome predominantly affects limbic system

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Trump Talks Cancer Cures, 'Right to Try' as He Accepts GOP Presidential Nomination

"We're going to get to the bottom of it"

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Trump's Former Doc Weighs In; 23andMe and Alzheimer's Risk; What's 'Teflon Flu'?

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Personalized Alzheimer's Progression Predicted by Model

Tool estimates how fast cognitive decline will occur in amyloid-positive patients

FDA APPROVED donanemab (Kisunla) over a computer rendering of amyloid plaques forming between neurons.

FDA OKs Another Drug for Early Alzheimer's Disease

Decision gives patients a second anti-amyloid treatment option

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Alzheimer's Gets a New Definition

Controversial criteria for diagnosis are based on biomarkers

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Trump's False Comment; H5N1 Pandemic Unfolding in Slo-Mo? Researcher's Fraud Charge

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AI Helps Predict Dementia Using Speech Patterns

Voice recordings may spot who's likely to progress to Alzheimer's dementia in 6 years

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Nationwide Coffee Recall; Aspirin Misuse Common; Gena Rowlands' Alzheimer's Disease

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Alzheimer's Amyloid Tied to Circadian Disruption Earlier in Life

Sleep fragmentation may be an Alzheimer's risk factor, data suggest

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Alzheimer's Onset Delayed by Rare Mutation

Just one copy of the Christchurch variant conferred protection

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Depression Trial Wins, Losses; Americans' Chronic Insomnia; Kids' Sleep Anxiety

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Alzheimer's Risk Higher If Mom Had Memory Problems

Maternal history of memory impairment tied to higher amyloid burden

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Alzheimer's May Be Improved by Intensive Lifestyle Changes

In small trial led by Dean Ornish, MD, Alzheimer's patients show better scores on cognitive tests

FDA ADCOMM donanemab over a computer rendering of neurons affected by Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.

Unanimous Thumbs-Up From FDA Advisors for Alzheimer's Drug

Advisory committee decision smooths the way for eventual FDA approval

FDA ADCOMM donanemab over a computer rendering of neurons affected by Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.

FDA Reviewers Question Patient Selection for Alzheimer's Drug Candidate

Agency's advisors will discuss efficacy, safety of investigational donanemab

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Mental Health Dominates Telehealth; Top Psychiatrist Sued; College PTSD Doubles

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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One in Nine Kids Have ADHD; Placebo Response in Trials; Befriending Former Patients

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Alzheimer's Variant May Cause Distinct Form of the Disease

Almost all APOE4 homozygotes develop Alzheimer's disease

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Alzheimer's Biomarkers Linked With Plasma Leptin Levels

Over 2 years, lower baseline leptin was tied to a greater increase in tau

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Antipsychotics in Dementia Tied to Wider Range of 'Serious Harms'

Steepest increases in risk observed for pneumonia, kidney injury, VTE, and stroke

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Alzheimer's Agitation Relapse Delayed With Dextromethorphan-Bupropion

Data suggest clinical response with few adverse effects for patients

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