An Ultrasound Experiment Tackles a Giant Problem in Brain Medicine
The effects of drugs that treat Alzheimer ’s, cancer and other illnesses are often limited by the blood-brain barrier. A small study suggests a way forward. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Brain Ultrasonic Imaging and Sonograms Alzheimer ' s Disease Research Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Brain Cancer Aduhelm (Drug) New England Journal of Medicine Source Type: news

Eisai harnesses wearables data for AI-led Alzheimer's prediction
Its AI model can predict the accumulation of amyloid-beta protein,  a major Alzheimer ' s biomarker. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - January 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Medicare Now Pays For A Common Alzheimer ’s Test, But Is It Reliable?
Medicare paid for only one amyloid-PET scan over a patient ’s’ lifetime, reflecting uncertainty about its value. Now it pays for more, but are the tests reliable? (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Howard Gleckman, Senior Contributor Tags: Personal Finance /personal-finance Money /money Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare investing personalfinance standard Source Type: news

Company partners with FAU for new cognitive brain health center
The center will help patients identify risk factors for dementia, including Alzheimer's. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ashley Portero Source Type: news

Scientists discover there's FIVE types of Alzheimer's and are hopeful breakthrough could lead to cure
Dutch experts came to the conclusion after examining the proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid, found in the brain and spine, of more than 400 Alzheimer's patients. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What Super-Agers Show; Epstein-Barr and Early MS; Five Variants of Alzheimer's
(MedPage Today) -- Super-agers like Norman Lear, who died last month at age 101, show what successful cognitive aging looks like. A study at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine that's recruiting 10,000 super-agers and their adult children may... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - January 9, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Breakthrough Alzheimer ’s Treatment Boosts Plaque-Clearing Drug Effectiveness, Study Finds
After receiving aducanumab infusions, patients had MRI-guided focused ultrasound targeting specific brain regions to open the blood-brain barrier and optimize medication. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Mill Etienne, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Editors' Pick editors-pick standard Source Type: news

Breakthrough Alzheimer ’s Treatment Boosts Plaque-Clearing Drug Effectiveness, Study Finds
After receiving aducanumab infusions, patients had MRI-guided focused ultrasound target specific brain regions to open the blood-brain barrier and optimize medication. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Mill Etienne, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news

Breakthrough In Alzheimer ’s Treatment Using Focused Ultrasound With Amyloid-Clearing Drug
Two hours after receiving aducanumab infusion, patients had MRI-guided focused ultrasound targeted at specific brain regions to open up the blood-brain barrier (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Mill Etienne, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news

Eisai Wins Chinese Approval for Its Alzheimer ’s Drug Leqembi
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Doctor shares seven potential ‘early symptoms’ of Alzheimer’s disease to be aware of
In the early stages the main symptom of Alzheimer's disease is memory lapses, and there are a number of symptoms that fall under this. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

StartUp Health Launches Global Alzheimer's Moonshot with Support from the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and Gates Ventures
New global initiative created to develop collaborative innovation community alongside leading companies, research teams, and stakeholders with mission to accelerate progress in prevention, diagnosis, and management of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8, 2024... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Long-term antipsychotic use, orthostatic hypotension and falls in older adults with Alzheimer's disease - Dyer AH, Murphy C, Dolphin H, Morrison L, Briggs R, Lawlor B, Kennelly SP.
PURPOSE: Antipsychotic use in Alzheimer disease (AD) is associated with adverse events and mortality. Whilst postulated to cause/exacerbate orthostatic hypotension (OH), the exact relationship between antipsychotic use and OH has never been explored in AD-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Open Blood-Brain Barrier for Alzheimer's Treatment?; Managing TMD
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - January 6, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Mercaptor Introduces Powerful CAPTON ™️ Platform for Precision Neurology
New Technology Addresses Brain Trauma Including Alzheimer's, TBI, and Epilepsy SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercaptor Inc, a privately held pharmaceutical company, today announced a breakthrough platform for the CNS. The pivotal technology overcomes challenges that... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news