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VIDEO: Consider adult ADHD in dementia differential diagnosis

Posted on: 28/04/2015 - 19:16

CHICAGO – Forgetfulness is one of the most common symptoms of adult attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder and should “definitely” be conside... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Expert picks top studies in Alzheimer’s, migraine, and stroke at AAN

Posted on: 21/04/2015 - 17:49

WASHINGTON – A promising early Alzheimer’s treatment, a new finding in the brains of migraineurs, and a practice-changing stroke treatment study a... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Pathologic proteins in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s also collect in skin cells

Posted on: 24/02/2015 - 21:00

The same dysregulated proteins that form in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease appear to clump within their sk... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Cancer risk in stroke survivors seems high, but more study needed

Posted on: 12/02/2015 - 21:32

NASHVILLE, TENN. – Patients who survive an ischemic stroke may not be totally out of the woods when it comes to another potential threat: cancer. D... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Overanticoagulation in AF boosts dementia risk

Posted on: 06/01/2015 - 17:16

CHICAGO – Patients with atrial fibrillation who frequently have a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio are at sharply increased risk for ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Leuprolide, acetylcholinesterase inhibitor combo hints at effectiveness for Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 21:47

PHILADELPHIA – Leuprolide acetate, in combination with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, helped to preserve cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease patients in an exploratory study. The <a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Amyloid imaging helped to detect high risk for cognitive decline to Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 20:37

PHILADELPHIA – An amyloid PET scan with florbetapir detected which patients with mild cognitive impairment had a high risk for further cognitive dec... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Rx for specialists: Know how ACA affects patients’ ability to pay for meds

Posted on: 23/12/2014 - 21:03

ORLANDO – Despite recent, significant shifts in health care coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, many specialists are unaware of how patients pay for pricey prescriptions such as biologics....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Recommendations mixed on oral contraceptives for female migraineurs

Posted on: 04/12/2014 - 16:22

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Experts have not reached consensus on prescribing oral contraceptives for women with migraine, revealing the need for better studies of stroke risk in these patients, said Dr....

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Randomized trial assesses behavioral weight loss as migraine treatment

Posted on: 03/12/2014 - 22:33

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. - The first randomized, controlled trial of behavioral weight loss as a treatment for migraine in women is underway, with results expected in mid-2016. The trial “provides an...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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