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Stroke victims still aren't getting treated soon enough

More Progress Needed to Get Stroke Patients Rapid Care

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Researchers find transport time to specialized center sometimes longer than two hours
Regular exercise may be the best medicine for seniors facing the onset of dementia

AAIC: Exercise Can Treat Signs and Symptoms of Dementia

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Regular physical activity benefits the aging brain, three studies show
A drug called solanezumab may slow Alzheimer's disease progression by about one-third

AAIC: Hints That New Drug May Slow Alzheimer’s Progression

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Initial findings need to be supported by additional studies
Combination treatments show promise for HIV and hepatitis C virus coinfection

Combo Treatments Promising for HIV-HCV Coinfection

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Sustained virologic response for ledipasvir and sofosbuvir; and for daclatasvir and sofosbuvir
Older women are more likely than men to experience deterioration of cognitive function and brain volume after surgery with general anesthesia

AAIC: Gender Differences Seen With General Anesthesia

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Postoperative cognitive decline less evident in elderly males, researchers say
Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy is associated with improved outcomes in HIV

More Evidence of Benefits for Early Initiation of ART

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Two studies show benefits in patients with asymptomatic HIV and in African patients
A French teen born with HIV has the disease under control even though she stopped treatment 12 years ago

Teen’s HIV Under Control 12 Years After Stopping Drug Tx

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Girl is in remission of infection but she is still infected, not cured
Early data suggest a test based on a patient's saliva might someday help detect Alzheimer's disease. The study was to be presented Sunday at the annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference

AAIC: Saliva Test May Help Spot Alzheimer’s

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Very small study shows some promise, but much more research will be needed
The number of people with Alzheimer's disease is set to increase significantly in the United States due to the aging of the baby-boom generation

AAIC: As Baby Boomers Age, Alzheimer’s Rates Will Soar

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By 2050, half of that generation's survivors will have developed Alzheimer's, researchers predict
The low risks from radiation exposure during mammography screening may be even lower than experts have assumed

Mammography Radiation Exposure May Be Overestimated

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Radiation dose from screening mammogram found to be up to 35 percent lower than previously believed