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Category: Health News
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Neurodiversity August 24, 2026: “It’s Probably Just Stress:” When Doctors Dismiss ADHD Symptoms
ADDitude’s article addresses medical gaslighting in ADHD care, where providers dismiss patient concerns as stress or anxiety, invalidate symptoms, or fail to conduct necessary evaluations.
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Dementia August 17, 2026: Newer blood thinners linked
A Swedish registry study of 7,308 patients with both Alzheimer’s disease and atrial fibrillation found that those taking newer blood thinners (NOACs) showed slower cognitive decline on the MMSE than those on warfarin…
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Neurodiversity August 17, 2026: ADHD Medication Addiction Additudemag, This Is What Happens When, When Workplace Emotions Spike Additudemag
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: A Penn State College of Medicine study of over 1.
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Dementia August 10, 2026: Phase 1 Trial Validates Anti-PD-L1, 13 More Dementia-Free Years ARIC
Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Temporal Dementia this week: ImmunoBrain’s IBC-Ab002, a humanized anti-PD-L1 antibody designed to rejuvenate peripheral immune function rather; and A 26-year ARIC cohort analysis of 12,409 Americans found…
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Neurodiversity August 10, 2026: Take IACCtion Comment, I Was Diagnosed, Disabilities No One Wants
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: ASAN is mobilizing public comments against the IACC’s 2026 Strategic Plan, which it says promotes; and A woman diagnosed with autism at 49 recounts her lifelong struggle with masking…
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Dementia August 3, 2026: Alzheimer’s Still Have No Approved, Alzheimer’s blood tests are transforming, Lifestyle Changes May Slow Brain
Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Temporal Dementia this week: Bristol Myers Squibb has pushed topline readouts for its three ADEPT trials of Cobenfy in Alzheimer’s disease; and At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in…
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Neurodiversity August 3, 2026: Non-Stimulants as a, neurodiversity movement has left some, Studies Highlight Rapid Expansion, and more
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: Two prominent ADHD researchers argue that the decades-long stimulant-first prescribing paradigm may not serve all; and The neurodiversity movement has reshaped autism from a medical…
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Neurodiversity July 27, 2026: Tallahassee Police unveils autism awareness initiative to help law enforcement interactions
Autism Awareness and Community Support this week: The Tallahassee Police Department launched the Care Autism Awareness Initiative with several partner organizations; and The CDC has revised its long-standing statement that vaccines do not…
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Neurodiversity July 27, 2026: No, Stimulants Don’t Cause Substance Use Problems
Research presented in a July 2026 ADDitude webinar shows that stimulant medication does not increase risk for substance use disorder in people with ADHD, and may reduce risk for severe outcomes.
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Dementia July 27, 2026: Alzheimer’s Blood Test Now Works, Lab-grown mini brains may predict, single brain factor it shields, and more
Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Temporal Dementia this week: A real-world study presented at AAIC 2026 in London found that the PrecivityAD2 blood test, measuring p-tau217 and; and Johns Hopkins researchers grew hindbrain organoids from…