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What is the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia?

New drug proven to slow onset of degenerative brain disease as scientists hail ‘breakthrough’

The Independent UK

Exciting new drug is ‘beginning of the end’ for Alzheimer’s – so what is it and when could it be available?

As trial results bring hope of an effective treatment, Lisa Salmon asks The Alzheimer’s Society what it means for people right now.

The Independent UK

Fatherhood changes men's brains, according to before-and-after MRI scans

The time fathers devote to child care every week has tripled over the past 50 years in the United States. The increase in fathers’ involvement in child rearing is even steeper in countries that have expanded paid paternity leave or created incentives for fathers to take leave, such as Germany,…

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Drug proven to slow decline in Alzheimer patients

Lecanemab, a newly developed drug, has showed promising results in clinical trials among Alzheimer patients

Manchester Evening News

Boy, 7, scared to go to school in case his mum died after terrifying diagnosis

Anna Binks was in agony after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, leaving her children terrified

Wales Online

‘Momentous breakthrough’: New Alzheimer’s drug lives up to bold claims, with caveats

Data supports claims that a new drug reduced cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer's patients by 27 per cent in a clinical trial.

The New Daily

Brain cancer: Seven possible symptoms to be aware of

From seizures to sudden weakness or speech disturbances, these are some of the red flags that could indicate the onset of the condition

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NHS ‘nowhere near ready’ to deliver new Alzheimer’s drug, doctors say

Patients unlikely to receive lecanemab before 2026 and health service does not yet have necessary infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

Nightmares have plagued humans for millennia — do we finally know how to tame them?

Neuroscientists and psychologists are researching new treatments that might help us finally understand why nightmares take over our minds and how to quell them.

Inverse

New Alzheimer's drug faces uncertain regulatory path

The FDA will soon decide whether to approve Eisai's experimental drug lecanemab.

Axios

Study: Alzheimer's drug shows modest success slowing declines in memory, thinking

In a large study, the experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab reduced the rate of cognitive decline by 27 percent in people in the early stages of the disease.

WEKU

It’s just a first step, but this new Alzheimer’s drug could be a huge breakthrough

Recent lecanemab trials are reason for hope, although health services may struggle to deliver treatments, says dementia researcher Jonathan Schott

The Guardian - UK

Breakthrough Alzheimer's drug hailed as 'beginning of the end' for treating disease

Lecanemab was found to have reduced memory decline by targeting and clearing amyloid, which is one of the proteins that build up in the brains of people with the disease

Daily Mirror

New Alzheimer’s drug hailed as 'beginning of the end' in quest for treatment

Clinical results suggest that the disease progression can by slowed by 27%

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Alzheimer's drug sparks hot debate over benefits as risks like brain bleeding emerge

Eisai Co. unveiled much-anticipated findings on its experimental Alzheimer’s drug, providing tinder for the hot debate over whether its modest efficacy is worth potential risks that include serious brain bleeding.

Daily Mirror

Mum 'broken beyond words' as son, 5, dies after swallowing pin days before birthday

Kyle Mark Junior Lewis died on October 28 after being rushed to hospital when he swallowed a noticeboard pin, but was sadly unable to recover having suffering excessive brain damage

The Independent UK

New Alzheimer’s drug hailed as ‘beginning of the end’ in search for treatment

Lecanemab was found to slow decline in patients’ memory and thinking.

The Independent UK

Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

New data shows an experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening

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The Guardian - UK

Drug slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients, study reveals

Antibody therapy lecanemab removes clumps of protein called beta amyloid that builds up in brain

The Independent UK

Fifa accused of ‘shocking’ complacency over head injuries amid calls for temporary concussion subs

Neco Williams player was floored by a stinging shot from Marcus Rashford at the World Cup but was initially allowed to play on

The Guardian - UK

Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year

First global analysis follows discovery of toxic pollution particles in lungs and brains of foetuses

Daily Mirror

TalkTV host James Whale reveals he is dying of terminal cancer in heartbreaking speech

Talk TV and talkRADIO presenter James Whale announced he has only months to live as he has terminal cancer which has spread to his brain, spine, kidney and lungs

Inverse

These scientists sleep in the world’s most extreme environments. Here’s how they get a good night’s rest

Inverse spoke to three experts about how they get a decent slumber deep in caves, high in the treetops, and even in orbit around Earth.

Daily Record

Former St Mirren defender Barry McLaughlin welcomes new heading rules amid brain disease fears for players

The SFA have brought in new guidance to limit the amount of heading in training after research found footballers were more likely to suffer from brain disease in later life.

The Independent UK

Brain cancer: Seven possible symptoms to be aware of

From seizures to sudden weakness or speech disturbances, these are some of the red flags that could indicate the onset of the condition

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