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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…
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Dementia July 20, 2026: What Biogen’s anti-tau Alzheimer’s drug, AAIC 2026 Bold approaches, Cell-type signatures of, and more
Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Temporal Dementia this week: Biogen’s Phase 2 trial of an anti-tau therapy, BIIB080, showed a 26% reduction in cognitive decline at the lowest; and At AAIC 2026 in London, researchers presented advances in…
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Neurodiversity July 20, 2026: Science Behind Finding, Changing Face of, Medicaid Work Requirements Learn More, and more
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: A systematic review of 113 ADHD medication trials published in The Lancet Psychiatry identifies optimal dosing; and Two foundational models of autism—the ‘extreme male brain’ theory and…
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Decreasing Productivity Can Precede a Dementia Diagnosis by Years
Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Temporal Dementia this week: A study published in *Neurology* tracked 793 early-onset dementia patients against matched controls using Finnish; and This matters for Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Temporal…