July 2023 News

July 30, 2023

Exciting news released during Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

“The full FDA approval of lecanemab is a remarkable milestone in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. We now have a disease-modifying therapy approved based on its clinical benefit,” said Dr. Judy Heidebrink.

July 27, 2023

How To Get Through Work On No Sleep: An Hour-By-Hour Guide

Natural light signals our brains to be up-and-at-’em, says Dr. Deirdre Conroy. So open the window and soak in the first light to activate your energy. Dehydration seriously compounds fatigue, so be sure to drink a glass of water too.

July 26, 2023

What Happens to Your Body if You Take Melatonin Every Night, According to a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Expert

“One of the challenges with melatonin is that recent studies have shown that the dose on the bottle may not always equate to exactly how much is in each pill,” Dr. Conroy says. "A lower dose of melatonin has been shown to show a bigger 'shift' in the circadian phase than larger doses of melatonin."

July 24, 2023

How to get a good night's sleep

Some studies suggest that women are 40 per cent more likely to experience sleep disruption than men. And throughout a woman’s life, puberty, pregnancy, menopause and caring responsibilities may all have an effect on the amount of good quality sleep available to women.

July 22, 2023

What You Can Do Now to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

It has to do with the severity of the memory issues. Concerns arise when memory issues are “significant, daily and involve large episodes,” explains Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D. “If I can’t remember that I had dinner three nights ago with six people, that’s a concern.”

July 20, 2023

Majority of older adults with cognitive impairment still drive

"It is likely appropriate that some with mild cognitive impairment are still driving, but for some it may not be," said Dr. Lewis B. Morgenstern. "Close family may have discussions with aging loved ones about Advance Driving Directives, These are agreements between an aging person and a loved one about having conversations about driving cessation."

July 19, 2023

PODCAST: Inside the rapidly expanding field of dementia research-with Dr. Henry Paulson

July 11, 2023

HEALTH "First breakthrough" therapy for early onset Alzheimer's gets FDA approval

"This is really the first breakthrough in terms of a disease-modifying therapy. One that directly targets one of the key pathologies of Alzheimer's disease that's been approved based on a clinical benefit, so it's a really exciting breakthrough in the field," said Judith Heidebrink, a neurologist at Michigan Medicine who worked on phase II

July 10, 2023

Revolutionary Brain Imaging Unmasks the Intricacies of Memory Formation

Mark Reimers and his co-investigator Christian Burgess at the University of Michigan were able to develop a prototype of the imaging system that has the potential to image 10,000 to 20,000 neurons, giving researchers an unprecedented view of brain activity in real time while it is making and recalling memories.

July 8, 2023

What you can do now to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Concerns arise when memory issues are “significant, daily and involve large episodes,” explains Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D., “If I can’t remember that I had dinner three nights ago with six people, that’s a concern.”

July 7, 2023

Language and Stroke – Scientists Uncover Surprising Connection

“Our study found that Mexican American people who spoke only Spanish had worse neurologic outcomes three months after having a stroke than Mexican American people who spoke only English or were bilingual,” said study author Lewis B. Morgenstern, M.D.

July 7, 2023

What to know about the new Alzheimer's drug

Dr. Bruno Giordani said a new drug, Leqembi, targets the proteins that scientists think are responsible for the disease.

July 4, 2023

Promising Alzheimer’s therapy could soon get FDA approval

“We’d love to halt the progression or reverse the progression (of the disease), but this is the first kind of foot in the door to these more beneficial therapies to really change the course of someone’s disease. For someone with early symptoms, if we can slow it down, that’s six months more independence in a certain task," said Dr. Heidebrink.