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Phase I results move Alzheimer’s candidate drug aducanumab into phase III trials
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Ask service members and veterans about sexual health
Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie advises clinicians to ask service members and veterans about their sexual health.
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First addiction medicine certification exam slated for fall 2017
The certification exam for the new subspecialty of addiction medicine will be held in fall 2017.
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Sigma-1 agonist presses forward after positive results in small Alzheimer’s trial
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Trump administration to focus on ACA reform, tort reform
Look for three things from the Trump administration: significant changes to the Affordable Care Act, few changes to MACRA’s Quality Payment...
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Statins protect against Alzheimer’s in most patients
Statins taken to reduce cholesterol also protect most patients against Alzheimer’s disease, but the decrease in risk varies across different...
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Two-test sequence identifies sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob with 100% sensitivity, specificity
The sequential use of two diagnostic tests – one assessing cerebrospinal fluid and the other assessing nasal swabs – identifies sporadic...
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TauRx still rooting for its methylene blue AD drug, despite controversial study results
SAN DIEGO – An anti-tau compound that has stirred scientific controversy for 8 years will continue along its developmental pathway at a much lower...
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After full data release, experts say failed Alzheimer’s trial EXPEDITION 3 offers hopeful signals
SAN DIEGO – Solanezumab may have not have slowed the relentless march of Alzheimer’s disease, but it was a valuable proving ground of the amyloid...
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Landmark psychosocial guidelines for diabetes spark debate over the ideal vs. the practical
The American Diabetes Association has issued its first-ever guidelines addressing the psychosocial needs of persons with diabetes.
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Serious mental illness gets serious attention in 21st Century Cures Act
WASHINGTON – While the mental health care reforms in the 21st Century Cures Act are intended to broadly impact mental health care, they originate...