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FDA Okays Subcutaneous Ocrelizumab for MS
The subcutaneous (SC) injection can be administered by a healthcare professional in approximately 10 minutes and is the first and only twice-a-...
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SGLT2 Inhibitor Reduces Risk for Neurodegenerative Diseases in T2D
Those receiving SGLT2i treatment had a 21% reduced risk for all-cause dementia and a 22% reduced risk for all-cause dementia and Parkinson’s...
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Diabetes Increases Injury Risk: A Troubling Trend
In older adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the risk for falls is double that seen in older people without these conditions.
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What Do We Know About Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction?
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction involves prolonged cognitive decline that can last for weeks, months, or even years; it may be confused with...
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Wide Regional Variation in Dementia Risk Across the United States
“These findings go beyond demographic and population-level differences in risk and indicate that there are health system-level differences that...
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Parkinson’s Risk in Women and History of Migraine: New Data
Migraine was not associated with a higher risk for PD than that of nonmigraine headaches.
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Can Antihistamines Trigger Seizures in Young Kids?
“The benefits and risks of antihistamine use should always be carefully considered, especially when prescribing H1 antihistamines to vulnerable...
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The Link Between Vision Impairment and Dementia in Older Adults
“While not proving a cause-and-effect relationship, these findings support inclusion of multiple objective measures of vision impairments ... to...
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Not Kidding: Yellow Dye 5 May Lead to Invisibility
Study found that yellow dye led to temporarily transparent skin in mice, making vessels, muscle, and organs visible.
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Brain Network Significantly Larger in People With Depression, Even in Childhood
The frontostriatal salience network was expanded nearly twofold in the brains of most individuals studied with depression compared with controls...
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Nighttime Outdoor Light Pollution Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
Among people aged 65 years or older, Alzheimer’s disease prevalence was more strongly associated with nightly light pollution exposure than with...