Certain Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds May Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk

Early research suggests a type of RA drug known as TNF inhibitors may lower dementia risk in people who have RA and heart disease. Source: NEW FEED

Medicare Will Only Cover New Alzheimer’s Drug in Trials

Federal officials have made their final decision: Medicare will only pay for patients to get the new Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) if the patients are participating in clinical trials. Source: NEW FEED

Vision Rehab Helps People With Low Vision Navigate the World

How vision rehabilitation services help people with low vision navigate the world. Source: NEW FEED

Other Ways to Manage Pain After Surgery

New research out of the Mayo Clinic backs the idea that orthopedic surgical pain management might drop the use of opioids. Source: NEW FEED

Scientists See Hope in New Therapy COVID Brain Fog Patients

A type of rehabilitation program that allows the brain to rewire itself has been successful in improving the lives of people with brain fog. Source: NEW FEED

Electrocuted by 11,000 Volts, Now an Amputee … and an MD

Bruce “BJ” Miller was 19 when he lost both legs and one arm. After a grueling rehab, he went back to college and eventually medical school. Source: NEW FEED

More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life

People who consume more than 1/2 a tablespoon of olive oil a day are less likely to die from heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s or lung disease. Source: NEW FEED

Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

From more than 3,000 older adults with the eye disease, researchers found those who had surgery were about 30% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in the coming years. Source: NEW FEED

Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?

researchers found that those taking Viagra were 69% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s, when compared to non-users. And lab experiments showed that the medication seemed to target part of the underlying disease process in Alzheimer’s. Source: NEW FEED

Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease

The vaccine stimulates the immune system, prompting white blood cells to migrate to the brain and clear beta amyloid plaques. Source: NEW FEED