Search Result For: brain

Date: 2025/05/25 - 10:00

Chronic fatigue can persist for 1 year after a ministroke

People who experience a transient ischemic attack, or 'ministroke,' can experience fatigue for as long as a year afterwards, research from Denmark has found.

A person holding a tray full of test tubes of blood to be sent off for Alzheimer's diagnosis

Date: 2025/05/22 - 21:00

First blood test for Alzheimer's gets FDA greenlight: 3 things to know

The FDA has cleared the first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's which works by measuring the amount of pTau 217 and beta-amyloid 1-42 in plasma.

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Date: 2025/05/21 - 20:00

Why do some people get dementia in middle age?

Protein changes linked to RNA regulation and brain connectivity could help explain how frontotemporal dementia develops in middle age.

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Date: 2025/05/21 - 19:00

Scientists design gene delivery systems for cells in the brain and spinal cord

NIH-funded breakthrough could enable targeted therapies for many neurological disorders.

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Date: 2025/05/21 - 13:31

Alzheimer's affects biological aging, fat metabolism, and gut health, study shows

A new study reveals how Alzheimer’s disease affects different tissues across the entire body — including biological aging, fat metabolism, digestion, and reproduction.

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Date: 2025/05/19 - 21:00

Sitting less may be key to lowering Alzheimer's disease risk, study finds

Older adults who spend more time sedentary may be at a higher risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, no matter how much they exercised, a new study indicates.

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Date: 2025/05/16 - 14:31

Drug that slows Alzheimer's is safe and effective, real-world data shows

Significant adverse events — such as ARIA — with lecanemab, the drug that slows Alzheimer's, is rare and manageable, “real-world” data from people with mild Alzheimer's disease shows.

Date: 2025/05/15 - 21:30

Infant with rare, incurable disease is first to successfully receive personalized gene therapy treatment

NIH-supported gene-editing platform lays groundwork to rapidly develop treatments for other rare genetic diseases.

Date: 2025/05/13 - 23:32

First-Generation GLP-1 Drugs May Help Lower Risk of Obesity-Related Cancers

First-generation GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can help reduce the risk of obesity-related cancers, new research shows. Liraglutide, exenatide, and dulaglutide were 41% more effective at preventing obesity-related cancers.

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Date: 2025/05/12 - 19:31

Could HIV drugs help prevent Alzheimer’s disease?

A class of HIV drugs known as nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, reducing risk by up to 13%, a new study suggests.