New antipsychotic improves symptoms minus side effects in trial
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 10, 2020
Antipsychotic drug lumateperone improves schizophrenia symptoms without side effects such as weight gain and metabolic disturbance.
Ambien alternative? FDA approves insomnia drug that improves sleep in seniors
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 01, 2020
New insomnia medication lemborexant compared favorably to an extended release form of Ambien in a late-stage clinical trial.
ALS drug ‘significantly’ slows disease progression in late-stage trial
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2019
Participants taking AMX0035 had slower ALS disease progression than those given a placebo, the drug’s developer reports.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, December 18
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2019
Simple tool predicts life expectancy after dementia diagnosis … FDA approves first triglyceride drug, a complement to statin therapy … Older women top list of those who take weekly sleep meds … NIH...
Permanent hair dye, chemical straighteners tied to breast cancer risk
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 04, 2019
Women who regularly use permanent hair dye and chemical straighteners may face a higher breast cancer risk, according to the NIH.
Nurse-led quality program improves care of older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 04, 2019
The NICHE program of the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing has proven successful in a number of key areas, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, October 31
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 30, 2019
Alzheimer’s subtypes could affect future treatments: Mayo Clinic … Number of Americans with dementia to double in 20 years … European in-home project will test robots for the elderly … Can...
Bracelet may help predict dementia-related agitation
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 26, 2019
A location-monitoring bracelet developer has received an NIH grant to study whether its device can detect agitation in seniors with dementia.
Managing care of residents with dementia? There’s an app for that
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2019
A dementia care app for residents and LTC community managers has won top prize in a tech competition sponsored by the NIA.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, October 7
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 06, 2019
New publication spotlights care for dementia-related psychosis … Drug has potential to treat heart attacks …. Statins may lower risk of post-stroke cognitive impairment … NIA to spend $73M to...