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Scientists are finding increasing evidence for a link between air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s

11.01.2023

The air in Mexico City was once so toxic that people watched as dead birds fell out of the sky. In 1992, the United Nations declared the city the most …

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FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug shown to moderately slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease

06.01.2023

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new Alzheimer’s disease treatment that moderately slows cognitive decline in people with early-stage disease. The drug, called Leqembi, was developed by …

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FDA, Biogen, and an Alzheimer’s drug approval: 8 key takeaways from congressional investigation

29.12.2022

Congressional investigators sorted through more than 500,000 pages of documents from the Food and Drug Administration and Biogen to chronicle how a controversial Alzheimer’s disease drug was approved, and how …

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Opinion: Anti-amyloid drugs and the mystery of treatment-associated brain shrinkage

28.11.2022

Eisai’s announcement that lecanemab, its antibody drug for Alzheimer’s disease that targets the buildup of amyloid protein in the brain, modestly slowed cognitive decline in a Phase 3 trial offers …

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Brains of Black Americans age faster, study finds, with racial stressors a likely factor

14.11.2022

The brains of Black adults in the U.S. age more quickly than those of white and Hispanic adults, showing features linked to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias as early as …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Better access to amyloid-PET scans won’t reduce racial inequities in Alzheimer’s disease

14.11.2022

At first glance, it might appear that better access to so-called amyloid-PET scans could compensate for some of the racial inequities in Alzheimer’s disease, as Linda Goler Blount called for …

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Cuando el cuidado es un asunto familiar, el Alzheimer supone una pesada carga para los hijos y los cónyuges

10.11.2022

Read in English | Leer en inglés. HARLINGEN, Texas — Aquí en el Valle del Río Grande casi todo el mundo conoce, o cuida, a alguien con demencia. No es …

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En la frontera entre Texas y México, nace un audaz plan para diversificar la investigación sobre el Alzheimer

10.11.2022

Read in English | Leer en inglés. BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Gladys Maestre está en una misión de exploración. La investigadora del Alzheimer está conduciendo por Southmost, un barrio mexicano-americano justo …

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Opinion: Better access to PET scans can help reduce racial inequities in Alzheimer’s disease

24.10.2022

While many Americans are familiar with the devastating impact of Alzheimer’s disease, few understand the cruel disparity with which it strikes. Black Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed …

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