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Evolving Testing and Diagnostic Paradigms in Alzheimer's Disease

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Chatbots Fail Standard Cognitive Test

Large language models show susceptibility to cognitive impairment

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Cardiovascular Protection Tracks With Wine Intake, Now Provable With Urinary Marker

Biomarker of wine consumption believed to reduce misclassification and bias in study

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Detecting Alzheimer's Risks; Migraine and GI Disorders; CJD Glymphatic Dysfunction

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Alzheimer's Mortality Lowest for Taxi, Ambulance Drivers

Jobs demanding real-time spatial and navigational processing had the lowest burden

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UnitedHealth Strategically Limits Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism

Leaked documents show that the insurer is aggressive in its targeting

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Trump Says He'll Preserve Access to Polio Vaccine, Equivocated on Other Shots

President-elect also pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals

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Dementia Incidence Linked to Inflammatory Foods

Study assessed diet at three time points over 10 years

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Growing Price Tag Reported for Newer De Facto Stroke Lytic

Tenecteplase is cheaper and easier to administer, says researcher

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Jamie Foxx's Stroke: Here's What to Know

Medical experts discuss possible causes, treatments

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Jamie Foxx Reveals Diagnosis; Genital Herpes Prevalence; Dr. Oz's Stand on Medicare

Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Generous Blood Transfusions Not Beneficial for Some With Burst Brain Aneurysms

SAHARA rounds out this year's notable trials on blood transfusions in critically ill patients

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Brain Aging Biomarkers; Midlife Anxiety and Dementia Risk; Who Chose Assisted Dying?

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Arrhythmia Risk of Lamotrigine Questioned by Observational Data

Two cohort studies didn't find significantly greater risk than other drugs in epilepsy

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AI Screening of Home Videos Proves Accurate for Infantile Seizure Detection

But artificial intelligence model needs further validation before release

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Novel Drug Fails for Two Rare Seizure Disorders

First-in-class agent unlikely to get another phase III chance in Dravet, Lennox-Gastaut syndromes

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Racial Diversity Lacking in Epilepsy Genetics Studies

But more diverse studies have found more genomic links to seizure conditions

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Stopping MS Drugs Leads to Inflammatory Activity in Some Stable Patients

Trial terminated because recurrent inflammation exceeded predefined limits

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Could a Hypertension Drug Protect Against Post-Stroke Epilepsy?

Observational study suggests one antihypertensive class might be preventive

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Women With Epilepsy Often Remain Unaware of Medication's Pregnancy Risks

Many did not take folic acid if they were pregnant or planning to become pregnant

Texting to Improve Adherence to CVD Medications; Detecting Maternal Cancers

Also in TTHealthWatch: U.S. drug prices under Medicare's price negotiation system

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Women's CVD Risk Calculations Barely Budge When Sex-Specific Variables Are Included

Existing models improved only slightly after accounting for certain female risk factors

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'Brain Rot' Becomes Word of the Year

A centuries-old phenomena has a new twist

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Muscle Loss May Portend Future Dementia

But findings should be viewed with caution, expert suggests

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CTE Evident in Brains of Deceased Ice Hockey Players

Dose-response relationship emerged between years of play and chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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Daily Chores May Provide Cardiovascular Protection in Women Who Don't Exercise

Short bouts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity tied to lower risk of MACE

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Cognitive Performance Falls as Metal Exposure Rises

Carrying at least one copy of APOE4 may modify the association

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Early Dementia Predictors; Neural Data Privacy; An Artist's Journey Into Parkinson's

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Beta-Blockers Tied to Delayed Huntington's Disease Progression

Symptom onset was later; rate of worsening was slower

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Fat in the Belly Correlates With Brain Amyloid

Lower HDL cholesterol also linked with high amyloid in the brain, says researcher

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Measuring the Quality of Pain Management

Fair and useful performance measures help ensure more appropriate treatment

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FDA Investigating Blood Cancer Risk With Gene Therapy Skysona

Agency is evaluating the need for further regulatory action

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ASCVD Mortality Linked to Specific Air Pollution Sources

Pollution-mortality relationship evidenced at the level of PM2.5 source type

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IG Live December 2: The Weight of Wegovy

How GLP-1 drugs are reshaping medicine

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Chronic Pain Is Rising, and It's Not Clear Why

More Americans are living with pain now, CDC data show

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Vision Problems in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Uncovered With Comprehensive Workup

Optical assessments and machine-learning approaches allow for accurate diagnosis

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World's Oldest Man Dies; Harvey Weinstein's Medical Care; Soccer and Brain Damage

Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Brain Volume Changes Come 10 Years Sooner for Men With Cardiovascular Risks

Men faced neurodegeneration a decade earlier than women

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U.K. Data Tie Acetaminophen to Increased Ulcer Risk

Not so stomach-safe after all?

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Alzheimer's Trials Fail; Blood Test Predicts Tau; Neuroscience Moves to Bluesky

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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