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Approval of Alzheimer’s drug “rife with irregularities”

January 4, 2023 By Lalita Panicker Leave a Comment

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US drug regulators failed to follow their own guidance and practices when they approved the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, a congressional report said on Thursday. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/29/biogen-fda-alzheimers-aduhelm-congressional-report? The US food and drug administration’s (FDA) process of approval, it said, had been “rife with irregularities”, and the FDA’s interactions with maker Biogen had been “atypical”. The report […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Stories, Medicine and Research, News, Newsletter, Noncommunicable diseases Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, FDA

Potential new therapy for Alzheimer’s disease

December 9, 2022 By Lalita Panicker Leave a Comment

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In a packed San Francisco conference room last Tuesday, upbeat company representatives and scientists presented detailed clinical trial data on the first Alzheimer’s treatment shown to clearly, albeit modestly, slow the disease’s normal cognitive decline. The antibody therapy has buoyed a field marked by decades of failures. Now, it appears to be on the cusp […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Stories, International, Medicine and Research, News, Newsletter, Noncommunicable diseases Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease

New COVID-19 strain poses serious reinfection risk; The latest health stories from around the world

July 12, 2022 By Lalita Panicker Leave a Comment

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Health experts across the globe are signalling alarm as they begin reporting that Omicron BA.5, the coronavirus strain that is currently outpacing other variants in infection and has become the dominant strain in the United States (US) and abroad, has the ability to reinfect people within weeks of contracting the virus. Andrew Robertson, the chief […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, COVID-19, monkeypox, World Population Day

Air pollution and dementia, an ominous link

August 11, 2021 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

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According to an elongated study conducted at the University of Washington, air pollution raises the risks of dementia, lending fears that the bulk of India’s population could be rendered far more prone to developing the condition. The study used data from two long running datasets — one that began in the late 1970s charting air […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Stories, Medicine and Research, News, Noncommunicable diseases Tagged With: Air Pollution, Alzheimer's disease, dementia

New Alzheimer’s medication approved by FDA

June 11, 2021 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease — the first of its kind for twenty years. What does this mean for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease in India? Aducanumab, from the company Biogen, is a monoclonal antibody that aims to slow the gradual progression […]

Filed Under: Featured, International, Medicine and Research, News, Noncommunicable diseases Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease

Could COVID-19 lead to a greater dementia risk?

December 16, 2020 By Nicholas Parry Leave a Comment

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COVID-19, at least at a surface level, seems all but entirely disconnected from conditions such as dementia — besides its evident effect on those who suffer from the condition. However, could there be a link between the two conditions? Dementia is an umbrella term that encompasses a number of neurological conditions in which aspects of […]

Filed Under: Featured, Infectious diseases, Interviews, National, News, Noncommunicable diseases, Social issues Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, COVID-19, dementia

Retinal scans and AI: Tools in fighting Alzheimer’s?

December 3, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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New research suggests retinal scans and artificial intelligence (AI) could play a part in fighting Alzheimer’s disease.  The research – published in The British Journal of Ophthalmology – indicated that computer software using a novel form of AI “was able to successfully identify a group of patients who were known to have Alzheimer’s disease…the novel […]

Filed Under: Medicine and Research, Noncommunicable diseases Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer’s disease: The view from India

September 21, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

Alzheimer’s disease is a significant public health crisis in India, one which afflicts millions.  Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common forms of dementia, “a syndrome in which there is deterioration in memory, thinking, behaviour and the ability to perform everyday activities” as explained by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO notes that […]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Noncommunicable diseases Tagged With: Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, dementia

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