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Warning issued to company for using unfounded CBD treatment claims
FDA issues warning to a company that claimed its CBD products can be used to treat cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
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PET tracer able to image tau in Alzheimer’s disease patients
Research into detecting tau proteins in the brains of Alzheimer's patients has shown that a specific tracer could detect and measure the protein levels...
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Alzheimer’s disease patients often show psychotropic polypharmacy
The results of the study were said to be concerning because previous research had linked psychotropic drug use among older people and patients with dementia to several adverse events...
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Benzodiazepines associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Current advice points to single or occasional use of the drug, and it is not recommended to be used for longer than four weeks...
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Why are BACE inhibitors failing clinical trials?
Researchers are now looking to identify if BACE1 is involved in adult hippocampal neurogenesis, and responsible for the brains ability to repair itself...
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Diabetes drugs show promise to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s
Discovery of a pathway linking Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes leads to new strategies to preserve brain health...
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Nicotinamide riboside shows promise for reversing cardiovascular ageing
Nicotinamide riboside was shown to mimic caloric restriction, boosting arterial health...
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Opioid analgesics reduce the use of antipsychotics in Alzheimer’s disease
Initiating an opioid analgesic reduced the use of antipsychotics and benzodiazepines in persons with Alzheimer's disease...
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Long-term PPI use does not increase hip fracture risk in Alzheimer’s patients
Researchers have found that the long-term proton pump inhibitor use does not increase the risk of hip fracture among persons with Alzheimer's disease...
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Donepezil restores the density of dendritic spines after alcohol binges
Alzheimer's drug appears to reverse structural and genetic brain changes that affect memory and learning...
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Nicotinamide riboside repairs features of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found that an NAD+ precursor helped mice with features of Alzheimer’s disease perform better on learning and memory tests...
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Blood test detects early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists have developed and validated a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease, with the potential to massively ramp up the pace of Alzheimer’s disease drug trials...
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Zonisamide may help those with dementia with Lewy bodies
A drug used to treat seizures may effectively treat the movement symptoms in people with dementia with Lewy bodies without causing additional psychiatric symptoms...
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Advances in PET settle debate over spread of key protein in Alzheimer’s
Advances in brain imaging have enabled scientists to show for the first time that a key protein which causes nerve cell death spreads throughout the brain in Alzheimer's disease...
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Diabetes drug significantly reverses memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
A drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer's after scientists discover it significantly reversed memory loss in mice through a triple method of action...
