Investigators pooled data from patients from 3 phase 3, 24-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trials of MEM in patients with Alzheimer disease receiving concurrent ChEIs.
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Every decrease in standard deviation of the amount of REM sleep was correlated with a 23% increased risk of atrial fibrillation.
Infants with postnatal etiology showed worse developmental deficits across all domains.
Eighty-one percent of patients deemed ziprasidone effective in reducing migraine severity.
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These results are contrary to results from a prior large population study.
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The results indicate a 10-fold increased risk of future autism in patients diagnosed with epilepsy.
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Study participants with moderate to severe anxiety exhibited poor visual and verbal memory.
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The researchers observed between-group differences between real and sham acupuncture treatment.
Special education resources appear to play a significant role in early diagnosis of ASD.
Those with the gum disease saw a 6-fold increase in cognitive decline over follow-up.
Researchers suggest that there are more effective or adjunctive interventions to resolve symptoms of RBD.
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After performing brain autopsies, researchers found pesticide residue in 90% of the participants.
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