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Genetic risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder predicts cognitive decline and development of Alzheimer’s disease pathophysiology in older adults without cognitive impairment – Molecular Psychiatry

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Faraone SV, Banaschewski T, Coghill D, Zheng Y, Biederman J, Bellgrove MA, et al. ADHD World Federation International Consensus Statement: 208 evidence-based conclusions about the disorder. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014976342100049X Caye A, Spadini AV, Karam RG, Grevet EH, Rovaris DL, Bau CHD, et al. Predictors of persistence of ADHD in adulthood: systematic review of …

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‘I’m sick of asking adults to save the planet’: Readers have their say on lowering New Zealand’s voting age

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AAre today’s teenagers politically aware prodigies on the frontlines of the climate crisis, underdeveloped thinkers with perpetually messy bedrooms – or – just people, with the same craziness, weaknesses or same ignorance as other members of the voting public? Questions about the decision-making abilities of teenagers made headlines this week, after New Zealand’s Supreme Court …

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‘I’m sick of asking adults to save the planet’: Readers have their say on lowering New Zealand’s voting age

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AAre today’s teenagers politically aware prodigies on the frontlines of the climate crisis, underdeveloped thinkers with perpetually messy bedrooms – or – just people, with the same craziness, weaknesses or same ignorance as other members of the voting public? Questions about the decision-making abilities of teenagers made headlines this week, after New Zealand’s Supreme Court …

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Queen Mary University of London and charity Social Action for Health hear from local young adults about their public health concerns

Queen Mary University of London and charity Social Action for Health hear from local young adults about their public health concerns

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Published on : November 24, 2022 “Where the mind is fearless and the head held high, there is knowledge free.” Using Tagore’s famous words as a bridge, she then asked the crowd, “We have to ask ourselves why? Why are certain sections of society so reluctant towards scientific research? Imagine the wonders this type of …

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FDA approves Hemgenix, the first gene therapy to treat adults with hemophilia B

FDA approves Hemgenix, the first gene therapy to treat adults with hemophilia B

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec) gene therapy for the treatment of adults with hemophilia B (congenital factor 9 deficiency) who are currently using prophylactic factor 9 therapy; have a current or historical life-threatening haemorrhage; or have severe and repeated spontaneous bleeding episodes. Despite advances in the treatment of …

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'Good' cholesterol is worse for some adults: NIH study

‘Good’ cholesterol is worse for some adults: NIH study

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A recent NIH study questions the role of a routine measure of heart health. Screening for high-density lipoprotein, or HDL cholesterol, may not be as useful as previously thought when used to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in various groups of adults. The study has just been published in the Journal of the American College …

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Opening of a precision medicine trial for rare cancers in adults and children

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Its unique design means that any treatment that appears to work for patients in the trial will be submitted for review to the Cancer Drug Fund (CDF)**** who will then decide whether to collect more data and assess whether the drug could be used as a routine treatment option on the NHS for patients with …

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Children with ADHD genetically differ from those diagnosed as adults – Neuroscience News

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Summary: Children diagnosed with ADHD have a higher genetic overlap with autism spectrum disorder, while adults diagnosed with ADHD have a higher genetic overlap with depression. Source: Aarhus University Five percent of all school children in Denmark show symptoms of ADHD. For adults, it is about three percent. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that begins …

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Blood pressure drug could reduce Alzheimer's risk in older black adults

Blood pressure drug could reduce Alzheimer’s risk in older black adults

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Share on PinterestScientists can find new treatments for dementia by ensuring that all races are represented in clinical trials. Visual Vic/Getty Images The Alzheimer’s Association has called Alzheimer’s disease (AD) a “silent epidemic” among African American adults. Historically, however, African Americans have been less likely to participate in AD clinical studies. Researchers recently found that …

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