Health experts are now looking at whether semaglutide can also curb alcohol cravings among addicts. A look at how this GLP-1 category drug functions in humans.
Health inequities compound the problem, with people living in rural or poor communities disproportionately affected. The coverage of publicly funded medicines needs to be improved.
Researchers have identified a fragment of tau protein called MTBR-tau243. Tracking it, instead of the entire protein, may make monitoring Alzheimer's easier & less dependent on complex imaging.
In ‘My Father’s Brain’, Sandeep Jauhar recounts his parent’s experience with Alzheimer’s while delving into the history – and fallout – of the disease.
In study published in 'Nature Medicine' Monday, researchers from Colombia, Germany, & US cite case of a 67-yr-old whose cognition remained intact despite having genetic markers for Alzheimer's.
While lecanemab saw less decline in cognition and function of patients, the drug is effective only at a very early stage -- closer to the onset of the disease.
Despite the divide, having the drug on the market will change Alzheimer’s care, at least for some patients, and the FDA’s green light might pave the way for future therapies.
The recent resignations of its seniormost judges are among the most pointed institutional protests Pakistan has witnessed since the lawyers’ movement of the late 2000s.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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