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MONDAY, April 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Lucid episodes are an unexpected occurrence among people with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. But these spontaneous events — ...

https://weeklymd.com/alzheimers/researchers-probe-moments-of-lucid-clarity-among-people-with-advanced-dementias/

THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The discovery of a gene variant that rids the brain of toxic plaques linked to Alzheimer’s might lead to new treatments for the disease, researcher...

https://weeklymd.com/alzheimers/gene-discovery-may-lead-to-better-alzheimers-treatments/

WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 7 million American seniors are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, placing a huge strain on both personal caregivers and the U.S. health care...

https://weeklymd.com/alzheimers/nearly-7-million-americans-have-alzheimers-and-caregivers-are-stressed/

FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Doctors looking to help their patients head off dementia may want to ask for their address. An international team of researchers has linked accelerated...

https://weeklymd.com/alzheimers/living-in-poor-neighborhoods-ups-risks-for-dementia-early-aging/

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Combat veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries due to explosive blasts may have markers in their spinal fluid similar to those of Alzheimer’...

https://weeklymd.com/alzheimers/could-war-zone-blasts-raise-veterans-odds-for-alzheimers/

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Instead of approving the new Alzheimer’s drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require the experi...

https://weeklymd.com/alzheimers/fda-delays-decision-on-new-alzheimers-drug/

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a new study, yoga appears to have bolstered the brain health of older women who had risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. The study can’t prov...

https://weeklymd.com/alzheimers/yoga-brings-brain-benefits-to-women-at-risk-for-alzheimers/

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Excess fat around your pancreas could bode ill for the health of your aging brain, new research shows. But maybe only if you’re male: The relationshi...

https://weeklymd.com/alzheimers/fat-around-mens-pancreas-might-raise-odds-for-alzheimers/

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution are more likely to have more amyloid plaques in their brain, a condition associated wit...

https://weeklymd.com/alzheimers/dirty-air-could-be-raising-your-alzheimers-risk/

THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could drugs that give a boost to men’s sexual performance help them stave off Alzheimer’s disease? That’s the main finding from a study suggestin...

https://weeklymd.com/alzheimers/viagra-cialis-may-help-reduce-alzheimers-risk/