Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings In The News
Healio
Up to 76% of patients with Alzheimer’s disease experience agitation, including pacing, restlessness and verbal or physical aggression.
Medscape
GLP-1s have been a breakthrough for obesity and diabetes. A 2022 study examined data from trials of GLP-1s in nearly 16,000 patients with diabetes, and showed that the drugs were associated with a 53% reduction in dementia risk.
Chemical & Engineering News
As current drugs fall short, companies are exploring new targets to treat the neurodegenerative disease
Nature Medicine
For decades, diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has required access to specialist memory clinics, neuroimaging or invasive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing. That paradigm is starting to shift. In 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the first blood-based biomarker tests intended to aid the assessment of AD.