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Tau-Targeting Antisense Therapy for Alzheimer Disease Gets Fast Track Status
BIIB080 is an antisense oligonucleotide therapy designed to target microtubule-associated protein tau mRNA and reduce the production of tau.
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'We're nearly there' Scottish scientists are aiming to cure dementia
New drugs are also being developed which, when coupled with early diagnosis, will mean that dementia is arrested and patients can go ... to run these therapies to scale, but companies like SBS ...
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Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Test for Dementia
The MoCA test is a simple, in-office tool that can quickly determine if there is any impairment in a person's cognitive function, including their ability to understand, reason, and remember. The test ...
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Scientists Have Discovered Shocking Amounts of Microplastics in the Brain – And It Could Be Increasing Our Risk of Dementia
Credit: SciTechDaily.com The brain has higher concentrations of plastic particles compared to other organs, with increased levels found in dementia patients. The research ... The authors emphasize the ...
17 factors affect your risk for dementia, stroke and depression, study suggests
Many cases of dementia, stroke and late-life depression could be prevented or delayed by managing these 17 risk factors.
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Pilot programme for dementia to be made long-term
The pilot programme — involving 111 of the island’s 3,400 dementia patients — revealed that many were not getting formally diagnosed, and that a lack of funding was burdening support ...
New Atlas2d
Breakthrough blood test acts like measuring stick for Alzheimer's
It wasn't that long ago that the only way to test for Alzheimer's disease was to perform an autopsy on someone who had been ...
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Dementia Is More Common Among the Married Than the Unmarried
An 18-year study of 24,000 older adults found that unmarried people were less at risk for dementia, challenging the belief that married people are healthier.
The Conversation23d
Two of the best ways to respond to people with dementia who think they are in a different time or place
Alison Pilnick receives funding from NIHR to carry out research to improve communication with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting. Approximately one quarter of hospital beds in ...
When less is more: Research poised to change oxygen standards for trauma patients
When a critically injured patient is admitted to the hospital, how much supplemental oxygen should they receive? Research ...
Science Daily5d
Highly accurate blood test diagnoses Alzheimer's disease, measures extent of dementia
A newly developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease not only aids in the diagnosis of the neurodegenerative condition but also indicates how far it has progressed, according to a new study.
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Dementia warning for daylight saving as experts raise issue ahead of clocks going forward
Cartwright explained how daylight saving can disrupt a dementia patient's body clock, making it harder for them to maintain a healthy sleeping pattern. This can result in heightened anxiety ...