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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA; Northern California Institute for Research & Education (NCIRE), San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center (SFVAMC), San Francisco, CA, CA, USA.
The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) has made many important contributions to the development of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) disease modifying treatments and diagnostic biomarkers. Since its funding in 2004 by the National Institutes of Aging, the goal of ADNI has been the validation of biomarkers for AD treatment trials. ADNI has enrolled over 2,400 participants in the USA and Canada for longitudinal clinical, cognitive, and biomarker studies.
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December 2024
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
In Japan, the regulatory authority approved the drug in September 2023, and on December 20, it became available for prescription country-wide under the health insurance system. However, there are strict patient, physician, and facility requirements for the prescription of Lecanemab, and various problems are anticipated in its future implementation and widespread use in society. Lecanemab is the first anti-Aβ antibody in Japan, and even dementia specialists do not have sufficient knowledge and experience in its introduction, evaluation of efficacy, and evaluation and handling of side effects.
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December 2024
Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Background: Screen failure due to amyloid negativity is yet a problem in clinical trials for anti-amyloid drugs. In this context, clinical characteristics of patients presenting with cognitive decline may decrease the screen failure ratio by increasing the odds of selecting individuals with brain amyloid pathology. Herein, we aimed at estimating amyloid and tau positivity in individuals using clinical variables in a machine learning model of prediction.
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December 2024
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey.
Objective: To evaluate the current utilization of advanced practice providers (APPs) within the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
Design: Cross-sectional.
Setting: Web-based.
Nagoya J Med Sci
November 2024
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Ganglioneuromas are rare benign tumors that arise from the sympathetic nervous system. The presentation of tumors is variable and associated with adolescent thoracic scoliosis. Herein, we present two case reports and a review of literature.
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