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Human Brains Are Getting Bigger: Good News for Dementia Risk?
Increased brain size may lead to an increased “reserve” against diseases of aging.
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Infant Exposure to MS Drugs via Breastfeeding: New Data
“Our data show infants exposed to these medications through breastfeeding experienced no negative effects on health or development within the...
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Gaps Found in Appropriate SGLT2, GLP-1 Prescribing
Few patients are being prescribed the medications and prescription rates are even lower for racial and ethnic minorities.
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Sleep Apnea Is Hard on the Brain
Patients who reported sleep apnea symptoms were about 50% more likely to also report cognitive issues versus their counterparts without such...
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Billions Spent on DMD Meds Despite Scant Proof of Efficacy
The findings point to the importance of follow-up on drugs that are approved with preliminary evidence.
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FDA Approves First Drug for MASH
Resmetirom is a once-daily, oral thyroid hormone receptor beta-selective agonist.
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Intermittent Fasting Linked to Higher CVD Death Risk
Restricted eating schedules were at increased risk for CV death, according to an observational analysis.
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Non-Radical Surgery a Win-Win for Early Cervical Cancer
Researchers assessed changes in bladder function and sexual function, and other functional outcomes of QOL in patients who had a non-radical...
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QOL Not Harmed With Add-On Pembrolizumab in Cervical Cancer
New analyses bring the “voices of the patients from this large phase 3 study.”
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Neurological Disorders Now Top Global Cause of Illness, Disability
Some 3.4 billion people — 43% of the entire global population — had a neurological illness in 2021.
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Cognitive Deficits After Most Severe COVID Cases Associated With 9-Point IQ Drop
Memory, reasoning, and executive function were among the most sensitive to COVID-19–related cognitive differences.
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Essential Tremor Tied to a Threefold Increased Risk for Dementia
During the follow-up, the cumulative prevalence of dementia was 18.5%, and the average annual conversion rate of MCI to dementia was 12.2% —...
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Medtronic’s Duet EDMS Catheter Tubing Under Class I Recall
Medtronic has recalled its EDMS catheter tubing due to disconnection potential, possibly causing CSF leak and infections.
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New Data Support Viagra for Alzheimer’s Prevention
A large real-world analysis of patient data from two databases showed a 30%-54% reduced prevalence in Alzheimer’s disease among patients who took...
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Frexalimab Promising for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
“In this trial, the MRI outcomes with frexalimab therapy were impressive but appear to be less complete than those with anti-CD20 agents, although...