Parkinson’s therapy can include video games, study finds … Spotting biomarkers in middle age can predict older age brain health … No higher stroke risk in days right after COVID-19 shot among older...
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 18
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 18, 2024
FDA approves first drug for type of liver disease … Study: Healthy diet slows aging, protects against dementia … Docs find microplastics in some patients’ artery plaque … Prescription copay programs...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 28
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 28, 2024
Pesticide use linked to Parkinson’s disease in some areas … AI can predict survival in people by dementia type … Speed, not other speech factors, are an indicator of brain health … Blood can show...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 27
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 27, 2024
Medicaid expansion only gave healthcare workers in higher roles an income boost … Tummy fat affects brain health, cognition in people with high Alzheimer’s risk … Parkinson’s anti-inflammatory...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Feb. 26
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 26, 2024
2023 pharma CEO salaries revealed … Biomarkers can spot changes 20 years prior to Alzheimer’s diagnosis … Headset plays part in physical therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease … Medicare...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 21
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 21, 2024
COVID-19 vaccines, treatments still lack for older adults, analysis finds … Respiratory virus season may be over, CDC says … Phase 2 trial of CNM-Au8 for Parkinson’s promising … Depression risk...
Parkinson’s patients face barriers to optimal care, group says
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 15, 2024
The Movement Disorders Policy Coalition, a group that advocates for people who have movement disorders, is pushing for people with Parkinson’s to have better access to treatment. The group released a...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Feb. 12
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 12, 2024
Worries about nose-picking, Alzheimer’s link no cause for alarm, expert says … Report pinpoints which biomarkers in dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer’s … Outpatient care rose in months after...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Feb. 8
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 08, 2024
Phase II results looks good for flu antiviral onradivir … Health workers: Watch COVID patients for Parkinson’s symptoms … Access to pulmonary rehab tough for people with COPD … Survival rate for...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 7
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 07, 2024
First 3D-printed brain tissue a reality … Epilepsy more than doubles Parkinson’s risk … More exercise lowers kidney disease risk in people with diabetes, obesity … Trial tests semaglutide in...