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Mild cognitive impairment risk slashed by 19% in SPRINT MIND
Clinicians are calling blood pressure drugs the first disease-modifying therapy for MCI.
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Pregnancy and years of reproductive capability linked to dementia risk
CHICAGO – The findings suggest that lifelong estrogen exposure may exert a neuroprotective effect in women.
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Breast cancer patients don’t get the financial counseling they want from their clinicians
About half of medical oncologists, and fewer surgeons and radiation oncologists, have someone in their practice to discuss the financial...
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Deaths from liver disease surged in U.S. since 1999
Deaths from cirrhosis increased by 65.4% and deaths from hepatocellular carcinoma by 117%.
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New PET imaging agent shows loss of synaptic density in Alzheimer’s brains
Synaptic density loss seen with the marker also correlated with episodic memory.
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About half of FDA expedited approvals lack double-blind trials
An analysis calculates how much evidence actually supports the speedy approvals granted for certain life-threatening conditions.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Statins are safe, effective, and important for most patients with liver disease and dyslipidemia
With a few exceptions, patients with liver disease should receive lipid-lowering agents at full dose.
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Antiamyloid antibody slowed Alzheimer’s progression while clearing brain amyloid
Details won’t be released until July 25 at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, but Eisai and Biogen say BAN2401 hit its clinical...
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HPV testing detects cervical precancers earlier than cytology
The HPV FOCAL study compared Pap liquid-based cytology with primary HPV testing.
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New look at ATLAS suggests rivaroxaban may still have role in ACS
A reanalysis of the ATLAS ACS 2-TIMI 51 trial separated fatal and nonfatal events.