Neurology

Authors found a dose-response relationship between MetS and dementia onset in the 4th decade; in those with all 5 components, risk of dementia was increased by 77%.

The findings suggest that women who experience early menopause (age <40 vs >50 years) may constitute a sex-specific high-risk group for cognitive decline.

Interventions to protect or improve auditory health across the lifespan could be a cost-effective means of slowing the rapid rise of dementia in the US, authors wrote.

CT-132 is a 12-week app-based intervention that uses validated behavioral techniques to modulate labile brain circuitry involved in migraine, according to Click Therapeutics.

Adults with a cannabis-related acute care visit or hospitalization were at 23% and 72% greater risk of a new dementia diagnosis within 5 years, a new study finds.

ACP 2025: Dr Press discusses how the Penn Integrated Care model equips primary care physicians to manage mental health conditions more effectively while reducing burnout.

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In addition to support for phase 3 CLARITY AD findings, new evidence was presented supporting lecanemab safety and efficacy in ApoE ε4 carriers and non-carriers.

Using the proprietary Roche Brainshuttle technology, trontinemab leads to deep, rapid amyloid plaque reduction with a favorable safety profile.

Semaglutide 2.4 mg significantly lowered the risk of MACE and mortality in patients with ASCVD and overweight or obesity but without diabetes, researchers reported.

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Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, the protean syndrome dubbed long COVID continues to affect millions; Greenspan is dedicated to helping.

Data on use of lecanemab in real world clinical settings will come from a neurologic case series review and a retrospective chart review of long-term use, both in early AD.

The reductions observed in all-cause mortality (49%) and MACE (39%) in high-risk patients compared with statin monotherapy could be practice changing, researchers said.

Cannabis users had a more than sixfold increased risk of MI compared to non-users, according to a new study.

In a small study of adults genetically predisposed to early-onset dementia, anti-amyloid treatment to remove plaque reduced risk of developing symptoms by 50%.

A new study compared health care utilization and costs between adults initially misdiagnosed followed by a correct diagnosis of migraine and those whose first diagnosis was accurate.

Positive findings for postsurgical acute pain relief from the pivotal phase 3 ALLEVIATE-2 trial complete the development program, allowing plans for NDA submission.

Higher levels of cardiovascular health were associated with lower levels of neurofilament light chain across age, sex, race/ethnicity, and Alzheimer disease risk.

Analysis of data from the donanemab TRAILBLAZER development program underscores the essential role of patient selection and treatment monitoring.

The first low-dose rivaroxaban generic tablets to be FDA approved lead a field crowded with applications for formulations of all the higher doses.

Axsome Therapeutics reported that the FDA feedback supports the company's regulatory package for a sNDA for the dextromethorphan/bupropion combination.

The investigational once-daily oral analgesic, a potent inhibitor of a novel target for neuropathic pain, achieved meaningful pain reduction vs placebo.

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