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Sigma-1 agonist presses forward after positive results in small Alzheimer’s trial
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Cardiovascular comorbidities common in patients with epilepsy
HOUSTON – Adults with epilepsy reported five of the six most common cardiovascular diseases more often than did adults without epilepsy, according...
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Trump administration to focus on ACA reform, tort reform
Look for three things from the Trump administration: significant changes to the Affordable Care Act, few changes to MACRA’s Quality Payment...
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Statins protect against Alzheimer’s in most patients
Statins taken to reduce cholesterol also protect most patients against Alzheimer’s disease, but the decrease in risk varies across different...
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Two-test sequence identifies sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob with 100% sensitivity, specificity
The sequential use of two diagnostic tests – one assessing cerebrospinal fluid and the other assessing nasal swabs – identifies sporadic...
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TauRx still rooting for its methylene blue AD drug, despite controversial study results
SAN DIEGO – An anti-tau compound that has stirred scientific controversy for 8 years will continue along its developmental pathway at a much lower...
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After full data release, experts say failed Alzheimer’s trial EXPEDITION 3 offers hopeful signals
SAN DIEGO – Solanezumab may have not have slowed the relentless march of Alzheimer’s disease, but it was a valuable proving ground of the amyloid...
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Strength of fibromyalgia as marker for seizures questioned
HOUSTON – The specificity of fibromyalgia as a marker for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures is less reliable than previously described, results...
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Senate sends 21st Century Cures bill to president
With little debate and less dissent, the Senate passed the 21st Century Cures bill and sent it to President Obama for his promised signature.
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease accelerates brain aging
TORONTO – NAFLD seems to accelerate physical brain aging by up to 7 years, according to a new subanalysis of the ongoing Framingham Heart Study....
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One in three older adults with epilepsy has poor adherence to antiepileptics
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