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New Alzheimer's drugs offer hope for bleak diagnosis but remain out of reach in UK
Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller
Estimates by Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society suggest 720,000 people in the UK would meet the treatment criteria used in the clinical trials of lecanemab and donanemab. But they need a diagnosis the NHS just can't deliver.
Most blood pressure meds found to reduce frequency of migraine headaches
Posted in Medicine on 27th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
A new study by researchers at The George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, Australia, has found that almost all classes of antihypertensives have some ability to reduce the frequency of headaches in migraine sufferers.
“Unconventional” mechanism underlying Parkinson’s disease discovered
Posted in Medicine on 27th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
"The ultimate goal would be to find a way to boost levels of PINK1/Parkin mitophagy in the body - especially the brain - so that damaged mitochondria can be removed more effectively."
New trials show increased survival rates for a range of cancers
Posted in Medicine on 14th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
A roundup of some of the most promising announcements at a meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Breakthrough for flexible electrode implants in the brain
Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 25th May, 2023
by Alex Muller
This solves key problems with bio-compatibility and tissue damage. This technology will make it possible to monitor and eventually understand brain function in both healthy and diseased people.