News & Updates

A delayed release/extended release (DR/ER) formulation of amantadine can help reduce breakthrough symptoms in Parkinson’s disease patients when the effect of levodopa therapy wears off, as shown in a recent study.

A graph convolutional and recurrent neural network model can identify patients who are likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease at around 80 percent accuracy, according to a recent Singapore study.

Patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) who practice a healthy lifestyle appear to be at lower risk of dementia, a study has shown.

In the treatment of patients with mild ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), the combination of cinnamon and aspirin outperforms aspirin alone at reducing the risk of 90-day recurrent stroke, as shown in a study.

A key focus in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in older patients is stroke prevention through oral anticoagulation. However, a significant proportion of older AF patients remain undercoagulated due to the perceived bleeding risk of oral anticoagulants (OACs). Dr Tan Vern Hsen, Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, and Dr Barbara Helen Rosario, Senior Consultant, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, shared their respective insights into managing older AF patients for an integrated approach.

Geriatric patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk of blood clots that can lodge in the brain and cause fatal strokes. At a recent webinar, Professor Olivier Hanon, Head of Geriatrics Department in Broca Hospital, Paris, France, shared insights on how to optimally protect geriatric patients with AF, with a special focus on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), particularly rivaroxaban, for stroke prevention in AF.