-Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced that Eisai has initiated the rolling submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the FDA for lecanemab-irmb (U.S. brand name:Leqembi)… read more.
Social activities such as interactions with others and participation in organised events can prevent cognitive decline in long-term care facility. Research from Amsterdam UMC, carried out among 3600… read more.
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5Is) used to treat erectile dysfunction might also reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease onset, researchers reported on Feb. 7, 2024 in Neurology. “Although… read more.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical has filed its antipsychotic agent Rexulti (brexpiprazole) in Japan for a label expansion into agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. If approved, it would… read more.
When you need accurate information about a serious illness, should you go to Google or ChatGPT? An interdisciplinary study led by University of California, Riverside, computer scientists found… read more.
Neurologic illnesses, including Alzheimer’s, brain cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and stroke, are among the most dreaded illnesses in medicine and leading causes of disability and death worldwide…. read more.
Researchers at UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have developed and evaluated a tool for assessing dementia risk, with promising initial results. Currently, over 55 million people are living with dementia… read more.
With falls causing millions of injuries in older adults each year, it is an increasingly important public health concern. Older adults living with dementia have twice the risk of falling… read more.
The artificial intelligence algorithms behind the chatbot program ChatGPT — which has drawn attention for its ability to generate humanlike written responses to some of the most creative… read more.
More than 60% of family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) experienced at least mild depressive symptoms already at the time the individual with AD was diagnosed…. read more.
Could taking a daily multivitamin help maintain cognitive health with aging and possibly prevent cognitive decline? According to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, conducted in collaboration… read more.
Older people who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk—as much as 50% to 80% higher than a control group—of developing Alzheimer’s disease within a year,… read more.
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