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Mayo Clinic expert provides perspective on FDA approval of another experimental Alzheimer's drug

The Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval of a disease-modifying treatment that could potentially give some patients with Alzheimer's disease something they haven't had before: a medication that may slow the decline of memory and thinking.

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Miami Dolphins warned of "irresponsible" Tua Tagovailoa risk as brain damage fears issued

Miami Dolphins star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa remains in concussion protocol after suffering three head injuries over the 2022 season, leaving his presence in the playoffs in doubt

Daily Mirror

Brain cancer vaccine and cure developed by scientists

The norm is to do surgery, treat with harsh drugs - and hope for the best

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Scottish soldier jailed after violently shaking tiny baby resulting in brain damage

An ex soldier from Fife has been jailed after he attacked a 10-week baby in June 2020. The young tot remains in hospital, more than two years later and has been left with brain damage.

Edinburgh Live

Fancy dress waterski raises funds for brain tumour charity supporting Dumbarton dad

In support of Kenny Collins, members of the Loch Lomond Water Ski Club dressed as Santa, elves and even a giant flamingo and took to the chilly water of Loch Lomond on January 1 to raise money for the charity Brain Tumour Research and help find a cure for the…

Daily Record

Finally, a new drug slows Alzheimer’s, but is it worth the price for modest benefit?

Leqembi can slow early progression by months but has safety concerns. Most patients will likely have to wait months to get the IV drug, which will cost about $26,500 a year. Insurers need to decide whether and how much to cover it. Medicare isn’t expected to pay for it until…

Chicago Sun-Times

Asking yourself one fun question could help boost your well-being and longevity

Anticipating a positive event or task improves well-being. Having something to look forward to is important to psychological health and one's ability of finding good in small things.

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Vaccine that could prevent brain cancer developed by scientists

The US team overseeing the study of aggressive glioblastomas described the results as ‘promising’

The Independent UK

Covid-19-related stress caused some young people’s brains to age too fast — study

A brain study finds that young people at the end of the first year of the pandemic had older brain ages than similar young people scanned before it started.

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Woman, 36, dies after pins and needles turns out to be aggressive form of brain cancer

Lydia Carfrae-Brohaska discovered she had brain cancer after experiencing tingling in her extremities, which quickly left her unable to use the left side of her body

Daily Mirror

Restriction diets 'always backfire'. Nutritional specialist suggests finding nutritious foods you enjoy

Are your pants a little tighter after the holidays? A nutrition specialist suggests ditching restriction-style diets and getting your stomach and brain in sync to listen to what your body needs.

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Practicing one whimsical activity may stave off brain aging — study

Opinion: Lifestyle interventions like social ballroom dancing are a promising, noninvasive, and cost-effective path toward staving off dementia as we – eventually – leave the Covid-19 pandemic behind.

Inverse

Tributes flood in for Edinburgh schoolboy after tragic brain tumour diagnosis

Messages of support have flooded in after local schoolboy, Rudi Abbott, died at the age of eight following a three-year diagnosis with a rare grade four pineoblastoma.

Edinburgh Live

EXPLAINER: New drug slows Alzheimer's but comes with caveats

A new Alzheimer’s drug is hitting the market with experts voicing a lot of caution

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The most underrated dystopian thriller on HBO Max ignores a simple scientific reality

'Maze Runner's experiment seems to mimic real-life rodent mazes — but not very convincingly, experts say.

Fortune

7 brain health hacks to strengthen memory, improve mood, and feel less stressed

Start the New Year off by prioritizing your brain health.

Daily Mirror

Hailey Bieber says she had PTSD after suffering terrifying mini-stroke

Hailey Bieber has spoken out about struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after suffering from stroke-like symptoms, which were caused by a blood clot in her brain

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer's Disease

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages of Alzheimer's disease. The FDA approval of the drug, Leqembi, also known as lecanemab, comes just days after the regulatory agency was harshly criticized…

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Why do we get pimples and how old is the Earth? Try our kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

Wales Online

Specsavers trip saved golfer from death after a brain tumour was discovered

Jonathan Jones' problem with his sight were due to a tennis ball-sized tumour that has now been removed

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The FDA approved the first Alzheimer’s drug that may really work. A Penn physician explains why you probably can’t get it, yet

The FDA on Friday authorized the use of the Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, the first drug clearly shown to slow the progress of the debilitating brain disease.

Wales Online

Mum who thought she had toothache ended up being diagnosed with brain tumour

Emma Webster had an MRI scan and was given the news she had a brain tumour behind her right eye

WEKU

FDA approves Alzheimer's drug that appears to modestly slow disease

An Alzheimer's drug that removes the substance amyloid from the brain has received a conditional approval from the FDA. A large study found the drug decreased the loss of thinking and memory by 27%.

The Independent UK

Alzheimer’s drug that slows disease progression approved by FDA

U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease

Manchester Evening News

'I feared my brain tumour diagnosis was a death sentence - but now I'm living life to the full as a happy mum'

Emma Webster, 29, was diagnosed with a brain tumour behind her right eye in January 2019

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