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Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates

Study attempts to assess unintended consequences of clinician reporting policies

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Warning Letters Safely Lowered Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia

Agitation, reactive behaviors remained steady while quetiapine prescribing was reduced

Delirium and Dementia; Are Biosimilars Cheaper for Patients?

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing infections by drug-resistant bacteria

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Botulism After 'Botox'? NEJM Ignored Nazi Atrocities; Jungle Jack's Alzheimer's

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Our Brains Are Getting Bigger, MRIs Show

Does this explain why dementia incidence is falling?

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Abdominal Fat and Dementia; Mask Ban Lawsuit Tossed; FDA Rejects Psych Drug

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Trump, Biden, and Cognition

Diagnosing impairment requires careful assessment by trained clinician, says Jason Karlawish, MD

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Alzheimer's Supplements Fail Compared With Generic Drugs

Prescription galantamine drugs were labeled accurately, but dietary supplements were not

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Wendy Williams' Dementia; 48% Back 16-Week Abortion Ban; Hospital Sues Quadriplegic

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Wendy Williams Has Frontotemporal Dementia. What Is FTD?

An explainer of the talk show host's recently diagnosed condition

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Dietary Thiamine Linked With Cognition

J-shaped curve emerges between vitamin B1 in diet and cognitive decline

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Dementia Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosis

Blood proteins identified those at risk for all-cause, Alzheimer's, or vascular dementia

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Even With Alzheimer's Pathology, Healthy Lifestyles May Preserve Cognition

More data support the idea of "cognitive reserve"

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Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery

Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest

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More Evidence Linking ADT for Prostate Cancer to Adverse Neurocognitive Effects

Meta-analysis shows increased risk of dementia, Parkinson's, depression

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Midlife Cognitive Problems Tied to Sleep Disruptions Earlier in Life

Quality -- not quantity -- of sleep may matter most, research suggests

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Young-Onset Dementia Tied to New Risk Factors

Vitamin D deficiency, high CRP levels linked with dementia in midlife

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Dementia-Sleep Link Has a New Twist

Research unravels relationship between irregular sleep and poor brain health

Orphan Drug Costs; Digital Devices for Diabetes

Also in TTHealthWatch: smoking cessation benefits

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Coronary Heart Disease by Age 45 Linked With Subsequent Dementia

All-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementia risks elevated

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Cognitive Scores Improve With Personal Coaching

Trial shows better outcomes for people at high dementia risk

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Proteins Predict Signs of Alzheimer's Disease

Subclinical health indicators tied to markers of Alzheimer's and neurodegeneration

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Hippocampal Atrophy Might Not Signal Alzheimer's Disease

Measuring tau and hippocampus in addition to amyloid may improve Alzheimer's diagnosis

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Alleged Stroke Trial Misconduct; Ultrasound Tx for Severe AS; Farxiga's eGFR Drops

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering Cuts Dementia Risk

Benefit finally proven in clinical trial

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MIND Diet in Midlife Tied to Higher Subcortical Brain Region Volumes

Relationships appear to hold regardless of Alzheimer's genes

Another Xenotransplant Death; Many Unaware of HF Diagnosis; Full-Body TAVR Protector

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Brain Health Took a Hit During the COVID Pandemic

For people 50 and older, working memory worsened for at least 2 years, U.K. data show

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Rampant Stent Overuse; Hot Tub Heart Risks Revisited; Cardiologist Runs for Office

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Dementia Risk Rises When Deep Sleep Falls

Longitudinal study points to relationship in older adults over 12-year follow-up

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Extravascular ICD OK'd; Win for Million Hearts; SGLT2i Struggles at EF>60%

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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CT for Endovascular Tx; Aortic Dissection Patch; Rape Trial for Denver Cardiologist

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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'Good' Cholesterol and Dementia Risk; Water Allergy; Firearms Deaths Surge in Kids

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Fast-Acting Spray for PSVT; Undiscounted Entresto's Value; CTCA-Aided Angiography

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Preventing Biden's Stumbles; Bruce Willis Aware of His Dementia? ABIM Prez to Retire

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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New Cardiology Board to Come; 2nd Pig-Heart Xenotransplant; Uric Acid as Stroke Tx?

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Vascular Conditions Offer No Clarity on Pollution-Dementia Link

Stroke and hypertension did not correlate with PM2.5 in U.S. cohort study

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FXI Inhibitor Cuts Bleeds in Afib; COAPT Extends to Real World; AI Stroke Triage

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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Dementia Risk Tied to Sedentary Lifestyle

Ten hours or more a day of sedentary behavior raised risk of incident dementia

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Upfront Ezetimibe in ACS; New Watchman LAA Occluder OK'd; Low-Cost FH Genotyping

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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