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December 5, 2022

Lecanemab a Game-Changer for Alzheimer’s? Not So Fast Lecanemab a Game-Changer for Alzheimer’s? Not So Fast

Full findings from the CLARITY AD trial released last week show that treatment with the monoclonal antibody lecanemab led to modest cognitive benefit in patients with […]
December 5, 2022

Improving Sleep Boosts Cognition in Refractory Epilepsy Improving Sleep Boosts Cognition in Refractory Epilepsy

NASHVILLE, Tennessee ― Targeting relevant sleep problems for patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) improves cognition, results of a new, double-blind, randomized controlled trial suggest. […]
December 5, 2022

‘Convincing Evidence’ Hearing Aids Reduce Dementia Risk ‘Convincing Evidence’ Hearing Aids Reduce Dementia Risk

Hearing aids significantly reduce the risk for cognitive decline and dementia and even improve short-term cognitive function in individuals with hearing loss, a new study suggests. […]
December 2, 2022

Stanford President Under Investigation for Alleged Misconduct Stanford President Under Investigation for Alleged Misconduct

Dr Marc Tessier-Lavigne Stanford University has launched a formal investigation into its own president, neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, for alleged research misconduct pertaining to five scientific […]
December 2, 2022

High Neuro Drug Costs Exclude Most From Cutting-Edge Tx High Neuro Drug Costs Exclude Most From Cutting-Edge Tx

Because of high out-of-pocket costs of new-to-market neurologic drugs that are of similar benefit as older agents, only a small percentage of patients with neurologic disorders […]
December 2, 2022

Biomarker a First Step Toward an Alzheimer’s Urine Test Biomarker a First Step Toward an Alzheimer’s Urine Test

A recently identified biomarker found in urine could be the first step toward the development of a simple and inexpensive test for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease (AD), […]
December 1, 2022

Strong Two-Way Link Between Epilepsy and Depression Strong Two-Way Link Between Epilepsy and Depression

A large Danish study supports a robust and long-term bidirectional relationship between epilepsy and depression, with implications for diagnosis and patient care. Eva Bølling-Ladegaard The findings […]
November 29, 2022

First Biomarkers for Primary Tauopathies Identified First Biomarkers for Primary Tauopathies Identified

The first tau biomarkers that have the potential to identify types of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) in living patients and facilitate design of clinical trials to […]
November 28, 2022

Can Speech Analysis Identify Early-Stage Huntington’s Disease? Can Speech Analysis Identify Early-Stage Huntington’s Disease?

The study covered in this summary was published on MedRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways Participants with premanifest Huntington’s […]
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