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World-First Trial Finds Statins Safely Cut Heart Attack Risk in Healthy Adults Over 70
A landmark clinical trial has demonstrated that daily statin use significantly reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes in healthy adults over 70 without increasing disability or dementia risks. The findings resolve a long-standing medical debate about whether the cholesterol-lowering drugs benefit older populations with no prior history of cardiovascular disease.
Lancet Review Suggests Alzheimer's Proteins May Be Transmitted Via Blood Transfusions
A new review in The Lancet raises the possibility that amyloid-beta proteins could be transmitted through blood transfusions, though experts emphasize the risk remains unproven and transfusions remain safe and essential.
FDA Approves Tauklarify, a New Tau-Targeted PET Tracer for Alzheimer's Diagnostic Workup
The FDA has approved Tauklarify, a radiodiagnostic agent that allows clinicians to visualize tau tangles in the brains of patients being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease.