Two years of daily semaglutide did nothing to slow early Alzheimer's disease. People on the drug and people on a placebo declined by almost exactly the same amount: about two points on an 18-point dementia staging scale. The difference between… Read More →
Many people with migraine get a few hours’ notice: fatigue, a stiff neck, light that suddenly hurts. In a randomized US trial, adults who took the drug ubrogepant during those warning hours escaped moderate or severe headache over the next… Read More →
Two years of a daily semaglutide tablet did not slow early Alzheimer’s disease. This is the same compound sold by injection for type 2 diabetes and weight loss. Across two large randomized trials enrolling 3,808 people, scores on an 18-point… Read More →
Two years of a structured program combining exercise, brain-healthy eating, computer brain training and social engagement was linked to larger gains in memory and thinking than self-guided change, in a randomized trial of 2,111 older adults at risk of cognitive… Read More →
Until recently, confirming Alzheimer's disease meant a spinal tap or a specialized brain scan, and most people being evaluated for memory problems never receive either. A simple blood test correctly identified whether Alzheimer's was present or absent in about 85%… Read More →
Would packing a full course of magnetic brain stimulation into two weeks still move depression that had resisted everything else? In 100 adults with exactly that history, about a third of those given real stimulation reached remission, roughly twice the… Read More →
A scratch-and-sniff card paired with a short memory quiz predicted who would go on to cognitive decline or dementia about as accurately as MRI and PET brain scans did. The two tests take minutes and cost almost nothing. The scans… Read More →
More movement did not keep buying more protection from anxiety. Across 11 long-term studies pooled together, the risk of developing an anxiety disorder fell as physical activity rose, bottomed out at roughly 16 percent lower than being inactive, and then… Read More →
