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FILE - This Oct. 7, 2003 file photo shows a closeup of a human brain affected by Alzheimer's disease, on display at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. An experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening, researchers reported Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 - and the next question is how much difference that might make in people’s lives. Japanese drugmaker Eisai and its U.S. partner Biogen had announced earlier this fall that the drug lecanemab appeared to work, a badly needed bright spot after repeated disappointments in the quest for better Alzheimer’s treatments. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

Drug Slows Alzheimer’s But Can It Make A Real Difference?

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug modestly slowed the brain disease’s inevitable worsening — but the anxiously awaited new data leaves unclear how much difference that might make in people’s lives. …

AP 30 November 2022

Brain Fog

I spend far too long on Instagram nowadays. So long, in fact, that I have favourites, one of whom I am not afraid to confess to (the rest are mostly women golfers): Scott Evan Davis. He describes…

Bryn Haworth 30 July 2022

Shoppers are asked to wear masks inside of the Mi Casa Gallery on South Congress. Travis County moved back to Stage 4 of COVID rules, which recommends, but does not require residents to wear masks indoors and when social distancing isn't possible outdoors. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman/TNS)

Your Brain Doesn’t Like Uncertainty — And That Will Help You Cope With COVID

The availability of COVID-19 vaccines earlier this year allowed for the partial reboot of life as usual during the pandemic. But the omicron variant — and its delta predecessor — have come along to…

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a drug to treat Alzheimer's disease. But multimodal therapies could be the best way to treat it.(TNS)

The key to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease May Not Be a Drug

My personal journey with Alzheimer’s began in 2005 when my wife, Valerie, received her diagnosis with this terrible disease, one that robs the afflicted of their minds and forces family and friends…

Leroy Hood 23 June 2021

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