Alzheimer’s researchers are optimistic that effective treatments to significantly slow or even halt the symptoms of this agonizing and ultimately fatal disease will be available within the next five years. Reisa Sperling (Brigham and Women’s) is quoted.
A large study shows that more people could benefit from blood pressure levels that are much lower than currently recommended. Clifford Saper (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted.
Often mischaracterized as autism, ADHD or bad behavior, sensory processing disorder can make everyday sights and sounds feel overwhelming. Roya Ostovar (McLean Hospital) is quoted.
Researchers are reporting encouraging results for a new generation of pacemakers—miniature, wireless ones that can be implanted through a leg vein without surgery. Jagmeet Singh (Mass General) is quoted.
Insurers, health care providers and industry specialists are raising alarms about a new source of rising prices: generic drugs. Michael Sherman (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute) is quoted.
Women who develop high blood pressure or gestational diabetes during pregnancy may face a greater risk of having these conditions again later in life, a study suggests. Deirdre Tobias (Brigham and Women’s) is quoted.
