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In a 78-week study, computerized games and crossword puzzles had no differential impact on within-network DMN* functional connectivity (FC) in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who are at high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, crosswords appear to have a slight advantage over the other in other aspects.

The combination of olaparib plus abiraterone in the first-line treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) appears to show a consistent trend toward overall survival (OS) benefit, according to the results of the final prespecified analysis of the phase III PROpel study presented at ASCO GU 2023.

Success rates of clinical trials in gastric cancer tend to improve with the use of implementing biomarkers, receptor-targeted therapies, and biologics in clinical development, suggests a recent study.

Treatment with statin results in a decrease in major vascular events following acute ischaemic stroke, even in patients with low or well-controlled low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), as shown in a study presented at ISC 2023.

In an international multi-database cohort study, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) demonstrated comparable efficacy and safety with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for octogenarians with venous thromboembolism (VTE).