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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Experts hailed full data Wednesday showing a new drug can slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients, but warned improvements were comparatively small and the treatment can have serious side effects. Preliminary data from a trial of lecanemab was released in September and found it slowed cognitive decline by 27 percent across an 18-month period. The complete trial data, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, fleshes out those findings but also […]
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Monday approved a drug called Aduhelm to treat patients with Alzheimer’s, the first new medicine against the disease in almost two decades and the first to address cognitive decline linked to the condition. The decision was highly anticipated but also contentious, because an independent expert panel convened by the regulatory Food and Drug Administration last November found insufficient evidence of Aduhelm’s benefit and […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Advances in eye exam technology could one day help doctors diagnose people with Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms appear, researchers said Thursday. Using equipment similar to the kind already available at most eye doctors’ offices, researchers detected signs of Alzheimer’s in a small sample of 30 people, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Opthalmology. Those enrolled in […]
TAMPA, United States (AFP) — In an effort to speed research toward a cure for the most common form of dementia, experts urged a new framework Tuesday to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease using biological clues, rather than symptoms of memory loss. Alzheimer’s affects some 44 million people around the world, but remains poorly understood, with no effective treatments despite billions of dollars spent on research. Clinical trials have stumbled, with recent research showing that up to […]
“The journey of women in ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease and Epilepsy” ito ang tema ng talakayan ng mga eksperto sa naturang mga sakit na dinaranas ng maraming mga kababaihan sa kasalukuyan. Isa ang Alzheimer ’s disease sa mga neurological disoders na nararanasan ngayon ng maraming mga kababihan lalong lalo na ang may edad 60 pataas. Ayon kay Dra. Socorro Martinez, chairperson, dementia council of the Philippine neurological association, ang Alzheimers disease ay isang kundisyon kung kailan […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux PARIS, France (AFP) — Soaring rates of population growth and ageing have long been seen as portending a global explosion of Alzheimer’s, the debilitating disease that robs older people of their memory and independence. But an unexpected, and hopeful, trend may be emerging. In rich countries at least, recent data suggests the rate of new cases has slowed or even reversed — a tantalizing hint that quality-of-life improvements may protect against […]
