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New York Post
2 days ago
- Health
- New York Post
Lower your dementia risk with these 2 simple routines — you can even choose how hands-on you want to be
Keep this in mind. Some 22% of adults 65 and older are believed to have trouble with their memory and thinking, also known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Individuals with MCI can perform most everyday activities and generally manage their own care. Advertisement 4 Dementia is a growing problem in the US. While there's no cure, treatments and therapies can help manage symptoms and potentially slow disease progression. Robert Kneschke – An additional 10% of older adults are estimated to have dementia, which is more severe, interfering with daily life and threatening independence. The number of new dementia cases is projected to double by 2060, primarily due to the aging population. Advertisement Now, new Alzheimer's Association research — known as the POINTER study — finds that two special programs can protect against age-related cognitive decline in older adults. 'As the burden of dementia grows worldwide, US POINTER affirms a vital public health message: healthy behavior has a powerful impact on brain health,' said Alzheimer's Association President and CEO Joanne Pike. 4 The two-year POINTER trial evaluated the effectiveness of two 'lifestyle interventions' that emphasized physical activity, nutrition, brain exercises, social engagement and heart health monitoring. – Advertisement Research has suggested that about 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors — alcohol abuse, smoking, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, air pollution, brain injury, physical inactivity, depression, social isolation, hearing loss, lower levels of education, high cholesterol and vision loss. The two-year POINTER trial evaluated the effectiveness of two 'lifestyle interventions' that emphasized physical activity, nutrition, brain exercises, social engagement and heart health monitoring. About 2,100 participants between 60 and 79 years old and at high risk of cognitive decline were split into two groups. With the self-guided lifestyle intervention, participants attended six peer team meetings that encouraged behavioral changes. Advertisement Study staff provided general support but not goal-directed coaching. 4 Here's a look at how the two programs fared in terms of change in cognitive function. Alzheimer's Association The structured lifestyle intervention was more intense, goal-oriented and supportive. Participants attended 38 peer team meetings over two years and received detailed recommendations for aerobic resistance and stretching exercises. They were directed to follow the brain-healthy MIND diet and keep their noggin' engaged with memory, attention and speed exercises. A study clinician often reviewed their health metrics and goals with them. About 89% of participants completed the final two-year assessment. Advertisement Cognitive function scores increased in both groups. The structured lifestyle intervention had better results, protecting the brain for up to two years. The findings were presented Monday at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Toronto and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). There's no cure for dementia, but treatments and therapies can help manage symptoms and potentially slow disease progression. 4 The MIND diet emphasizes natural, plant-based foods and not processed foods, saturated fats or red meat. bit24 – Advertisement 'The positive results of US POINTER encourage us to look at the potential for a combination of a lifestyle program and drug treatment as the next frontier in our fight against cognitive decline and possibly dementia,' Pike said. The Alzheimer's Association invested nearly $50 million to lead POINTER, with the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health chipping in for extra research. The Alzheimer's group plans to spend an additional $40 million over the next four years to track POINTER participants and introduce brain-healthy initiatives across America. 'While not everyone has the same access or ability to adhere to more intensive behavior interventions, even modest changes may protect the brain,' said Laura D. Baker, POINTER principal investigator and Wake Forest University School of Medicine professor.
Hamilton Spectator
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Hamilton Spectator
NFI's MCI awarded expansion order from Metrolinx, strengthening leadership in the commuter coach market
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI Group Inc. (NFI) a leader in propulsion-agnostic bus and coach mobility solutions, subsidiary Motor Coach Industries (MCI), has secured a second order from Metrolinx, deepening a key partnership and strengthening its leadership in North America's commuter coach sector. Metrolinx, an agency of the Government of Ontario serving the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, is dedicated to improving transportation across one of Canada's fastest-growing urban areas. The new firm order, received in the second quarter of 2025, consists of 97 additional 45-foot D45 CRT diesel commuter coaches, building on an initial purchase of 80 coaches announced in Q1 2025. The expanded order brings Metrolinx's total commitment to 177 MCI coaches, further equipping the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area with reliable, high-capacity transportation as the region continues to grow. 'This repeat order is a powerful vote of confidence in MCI's commitment to quality, reliability, and customer support,' said Paul Soubry, President, MCI. 'Metrolinx is driving forward an ambitious transit expansion in Canada, and we are well-positioned to help power their efforts by delivering safe, comfortable, and efficient mobility solutions.' MCI's commuter coaches are trusted by major transit agencies across North America for their best-in-class safety features, rugged durability, and outstanding passenger experience. The latest order will replace aging fleet vehicles while supporting Metrolinx's goal of enhancing regional transit access, cutting congestion, and improving rider satisfaction. About NFI Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI offers a wide range of propulsion agnostic bus and coach platforms, including market leading electric models. Through its low- and zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today's urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation. With nearly 9,000 team members in ten countries, NFI is a leading global bus manufacturer of mass mobility solutions under the brands New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit buses), MCI® (motorcoaches), Alexander Dennis Limited (single and double-deck buses), Plaxton (motorcoaches), ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and NFI Parts™. NFI currently offers the widest range of sustainable drive systems available, including zero-emission electric (referring to propulsion systems that do not utilize internal combustion engines, such as trolley, battery, and fuel cell), natural gas, electric hybrid, and clean diesel. In total, NFI supports its installed base of over 100,000 buses and coaches around the world. NFI's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol NFI and its convertible unsecured debentures are traded on the TSX under the symbol News and information is available at , , , , , , and . About MCI MCI is North America's public and private market motor coach leader. Products include the luxury J Series (an industry best-seller for over a decade), the workhorse D Series , and the brand new zero-emission luxury and commuter coaches: the battery-electric J4500 CHARGE™, D45 CRT CHARGE™, and D45 CRT LE CHARGE™ . MCI also provides maintenance, repair, 24-hour roadside assistance, parts, and technician training through the industry's only Automotive Service Excellence ('ASE') accredited and award-winning MCI Academy . Forward-Looking Statement This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to expected future events and financial and operating results of NFI that involve risks and uncertainties. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, investors cannot be assured that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements, and the differences may be material. Actual results may differ materially from management expectations as projected in such forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including market and general economic conditions and economic conditions of and funding availability for customers to purchase buses and to purchase parts or services; customers may not exercise options to purchase additional buses; the ability of customers to suspend or terminate contracts for convenience; production may be delayed or production rates may be decreased as a result of ongoing and future supply chain disruptions and shortages of parts and components, shipping and freight delays, and disruption to and shortage of labor supply; and the other risks and uncertainties discussed in the materials filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available on SEDAR at . Due to the potential impact of these factors, NFI disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law. For media inquiries, please contact: Melissa Schnee P: 385.910.6861 Melissa_Schnee@ For investor inquiries, please contact: Stephen King P: 204.792.1300 A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
The Print
21-07-2025
- Health
- The Print
Once brought in as ‘historic reform', National Medical Commission is showing same symptoms as predecessor
NMC comprises 33 members, a chairperson, 10 ex-officio members, and 22 part-time members. In addition, there are four autonomous boards to support its functioning—for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) education, medical assessment and rating, and ethics and registration. What was considered the most appealing feature of the new medical education regulator was that its members would be 'selected' on the basis of 'merit'. New Delhi: In 2020, the constitution of the National Medical Commission (NMC) was hailed as a ' historic reform ' in the field of medical education and the practice of medicine. It replaced its predecessor Medical Commission of India (MCI), a network of elected representatives set up in 1933 and governed by Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, which had come to be viewed as a den of corruption, inefficiency and arbitrariness. 'Men and women with impeccable integrity, professionalism, experience and stature have been now placed at the helm to steer the medical education reforms further,' the Centre had said, announcing NMC's inception on 25 September, 2020. However, nearly five years later, a massive 'scandal'—involving senior NMC officials, some from the Union health ministry and a former University Grants Commission head—has been unearthed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and many suspect it is just the 'tip of the iceberg'. The allegations being probed include unauthorised sharing of classified regulatory information, manipulation of statutory inspection processes, and widespread bribery to secure favourable treatment for private medical colleges—reminiscent of the MCI era. The episode has once again triggered passionate debates on the commission's functioning, with doctors and medical experts telling ThePrint that NMC has not been able to deliver on its promises. Many point out that NMC has been unable to successfully perform any of its stipulated 'key functions'—streamlining regulations, rating of institutions, raising focus on research, introducing a national licentiate examination after MBBS course, creating an all-India register of doctors, and preparing guidelines for fee regulation by private medical colleges. Neither has it been able to develop standards for Community Health Officers with limited practicing licence, and no MBBS degrees, providing primary healthcare services in rural areas, those in the fraternity rue. Additionally, many doctors anonymously express concerns about the growing influence of the RSS-backed National Medicos Organisation (NMO) on the functioning of the NMC, and the alleged religious agenda. Also Read: Health diagnostics is a game of 'molecules & money'. Amazon has just entered the race 'Bureaucratic & political interference' According to the previous national president of Indian Medical Association Dr R.V. Asokan, NMC was 'never meant to perform'. 'It was meant to be its master's voice, which it is. The expectation was that it should perform as an arm of the government, favouring medical colleges at the cost of quality in teaching and training, and promoting mixopathy and crosspathy (integration of modern medicine with alternative medicine), and it it faithfully doing it,' Dr Asokan told ThePrint. IMA—the largest network of doctors in the country—had fought tooth and nail against the constitution of the NMC, arguing that MCI was a democratic body duly elected by the entire medical fraternity of the country, and that it deserved a clean-up, not extinction. Dr Ravi Wankhedkar, another former IMA president, said that the only 'achievement' that the NMC can showcase is the massive expansion of UG and PG seats, and the number of medical colleges coming up at the cost of alarming dilution of infrastructure and faculty norms, and declining teaching standards. Government statistics show that India had 731 medical colleges offering 1,12,112 MBBS seats, and 72,627 PG or PG-equivalent seats in medicine in the 2024-25 academic session. According to health ministry data, this was a substantial hike from 387 colleges, 51,348 MBBS seats and 31,185 PG seats before 2014. 'But so poor is the quality of teaching and learning in medical colleges these days that we will be extremely wary about getting treated by the doctors passing out of the current system. I am really concerned about what happens to patient safety and healthcare services in this country once the new generation of doctors takes over,' Dr Wankhedkar told ThePrint. Yet, he added, the benefit that the government is getting out of this is that they can boast about opening medical colleges and increasing the number of seats in medicine to 'score political points'. Asked about the many such observations about the NMC, the body's outgoing chairman Dr B.N. Gangadhar told ThePrint that while he respected his colleagues' opinion, given that the expectations from the commission were huge, it had done a 'reasonably fair job thus far'. 'Several changes have been brought out, including massive expansion of medical colleges, number of UG and PG seats. Implementation of these changes will take time. It's all a work in progress,' he said. Incoming NMC chairperson Dr Abhijat Sheth, appointed last week, is set to take charge soon. Dr Gangadhar also described the announcement of new teaching recruitment norms this month, allowing specialists in non-teaching hospitals to be able to work as teachers, as a move aimed at correcting the biggest problem plaguing the sector—faculty shortage. But many have argued that this will further dilute teaching training standards. A senior NMC functionary, whose term ended two years ago, confirmed the assessment that others in the medical fraternity have made. 'We tried to do many things, but the bureaucracy harassed us like anything. The intent of setting up NMC was right, but the way things are, I see little hope. There is too much political and bureaucratic interference,' said the ex-NMC member, requesting anonymity. ThePrint also reached Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava via email for a comment on these allegations. This report will be updated if and when a response is received. 'Reforms' that turned out to be non-starters The NMC Act of 2019 had envisaged the National Exit Test or NExT as a singular qualifying examination to replace three existing exams in the field of medicine—the final MBBS exams, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for PG seats (NEET-PG), and the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) for foreign graduates to practice medicine in India. The Act had stated that qualifying in NExT would be a must—within three years of the Act getting notified—for every MBBS graduate to receive a licence to practice medicine in the country. Later, in 2023, the NMC had announced that from 2024 onwards, the NExT exam would be conducted twice a year, only to face stiff resistance from medical students across India forcing the regulator and the government to put the idea on hold. In a representation to the government in 2023, the IMA had said that the group, along with various networks of medical students, rejected NExT in toto for its 'anti-student content'. In January last year, the NMC sought public feedback on the feasibility of the test, indicating that it was unsure about the basic premise of the test. There has been no word on the fate of this proposed examination since. In 2022, the commission had ruled that private medical colleges in India will have to keep the fee for half the seats at par with that charged by government colleges in the respective states they are located in. This had come amid concerns that fee for MBBS seats at a private medical college in India could range between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 30 lakh a year, meaning that students would have to shell out anywhere from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore for the duration of the course. This move was, however, challenged in different high courts and the Supreme Court, and was stayed and never implemented. Another key task of creating a national medical registry (NMR), meant to create a database of credentials and details of the nearly 13 lakh doctors practicing in the country, has also been struggling to take off. Over the last five years, the database has been able to register just about a few hundred doctors, with most doctors in even metro cities yet to be registered on the portal, NMC sources said. 'I feel that the MCI-Board of Governors (BoG) that had been put in place after dissolution of the MCI was at least able to carry out certain measures. NMC has fared poorly on many counts,' said Dr Satendra Singh, professor of physiology with the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi. MCI-BoG—headed by Dr V.K. Paul, member-health, NITI Aayog—which worked on an interim basis for two years between 2018 and 2020, had brought in plans like district residency programme (DRP) scheme, and allowing private hospitals to start PG-equivalent courses that were later implemented by the NMC. Worse still, Dr Singh said, the commission has so far not even been able to ensure implementation of the competency-based medical education (CBME) curriculum across the country, mandatory under the World Federation for Medical Education's (WFME) Global Standards for Quality Improvement: Basic Medical Education, 2020. Established by an initiative of the World Health Organisation and the World Medical Association, the WFME had awarded recognition status to the NMC for 10 years in 2023. Also Read: Bringing dramatic drop in TB deaths, how TN set an example for rest of India with one-of-a-kind model Series of U-turns In September last year, NMC was forced to amend its contentious CBME guidelines after vehement protests by activists who called the guidelines 'outdated' and 'archaic'. The 2024 guidelines for the undergraduate forensic medicine curriculum were set to replace the 2019 guidelines in the upcoming academic session, and apply to one lakh medical students across universities in the country. Those who opposed the guidelines, however, underlined that the guidelines deemed 'lesbianism and sodomy' as unnatural sexual offences, clubbing them with sadism, necrophilia and voyeurism. This was not the first time that the NMC had gone back on a decision, which was being publicised as a 'reform'. A similar controversy had erupted in 2023 when the body had mandated doctors to prescribe generic drugs or face penalties, forcing it to put the professional conduct regulations on hold. The same year, after strong protests from southern states, the NMC had deferred its decision to set up more MBBS colleges, and add more UG seats based on the population of different states. 'The number of corrigendums and addendums that the NMC has published over the last few years is higher than what the MCI published in the over seven decades that it existed,' Dr Singh said. 'It shows how this body is functioning—without the required seriousness and vision that are absolute must.' The regulator, he stressed, has turned out to be 'old wine in a new bottle with little action that matters, and a master of U-turns that put a question mark on its credibility'. He also pointed out how the body has been working on an ad-hoc basis for the last two years. Dr Gangadhar, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, who had been the chairman of the commission's Medical Assessment and Rating Board since 2020, was appointed as officiating NMC chairman in 2023, when the term of its first chief Dr S.C. Sharma ended. In July last year, he was appointed as NMC chairman, but the positions of whole-time members and chairpersons of three out of four boards at the commission have been lying vacant for nearly two years, though several whole-time and part members of NMC were selected through a draw of lots by Health Minister J.P. Nadda last week. Besides the new chairperson, name of the new president of the medical assessment and rating board was also announced on 11 July. 'If the medical education regulator has to be run with a draw of lots, why not even choose our parliamentarians like that?' remarked Dr Asokan. He added that while there were issues with the way MCI had been functioning, mainly as too much power was vested with one person, it at least ensured that 'ruthless standards' were maintained in colleges leading to Indian doctors making their name world over. The former NMC member quoted earlier said that 'quality people' were reluctant to work with the commission, given the tight bureaucratic control. Influenced by NMO's ideology? In 2022, NMC had made it compulsory for every medical college to have a 'Department of Integrative Medicine Research' to promote integration of modern medicine with homoeopathy and Indian systems of medicine, such as Ayurveda. In December 2023, a section of doctors had protested strongly against the change in the logo by the commission, calling it a move aimed at 'altering' the 'secular' face of the government agency. The new logo had a colorful picture of Dhanvantari, recognised as the physician of the gods in Hinduism, and called the 'God of Ayurveda' in some religious texts. In April this year, the regulator had ruled that offering medical duty during the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand would be counted as part of the District Residency Programme—a mandatory requirement for PG students to serve for three months in district hospitals or district health systems. 'These decisions have largely been due to NMO's line of thinking, which many in the medical fraternity now believe has too much influence on the commission's policy decisions,' said a doctor and faculty member at a medical college in Delhi, requesting anonymity. However, Dr Gangadhar dismissed these concerns. He said that the adoption of the logo followed a collective decision by NMC members after the idea was floated by a local IMA president from Maharashtra. 'The idea to include Char Dham Yatra in DRP for colleges across the country came after wide consultation within the commission, but a particular group associated with an organisation from some colleges decided to follow it,' he clarified. On the claims that the commission is actively promoting crosspathy—a term he said he does not agree with—the outgoing chairman maintained that the idea exists in the NMC Act itself. 'The (NMC) Act itself says that multiple boards (of different streams of medicine) should be meeting and discussing with an open mind as to what is needed and can be done. We are just following these provisions. Otherwise, the Act itself should be scrapped,' he remarked. (Edited by Mannat Chugh) Also Read: Govt tightens drug billing norm for CGHS claims. What new rule is & why pvt hospitals are pushing back
San Francisco Chronicle
13-07-2025
- Health
- San Francisco Chronicle
Why managing early memory loss should actually start with your heart
Yesterday, we published a story about the importance of getting a medical evaluation if you're experiencing any symptoms of cognitive decline. Today, we focus on how you can live with cognitive decline if you're among the roughly one-third of U.S. adults 65 and older experiencing some form of cognitive impairment. We spoke to Sharon Lukert, a former longtime Bay Area nurse and chaplain who in 2021 was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease. Lukert, who now lives in Wisconsin, recently wrote a book documenting her experience, 'Until My Memory Fails Me,' which offers guidance on meditation and spiritual practices that have helped her on her journey. (Disclosure: Lukert's son previously worked as a reporter at the Chronicle.) We also interviewed neurologists and geriatricians about how to best take care of yourself in the early stages of impairment. They offer advice on everything from diagnosis to tips for lifestyle modifications to help slow cognitive decline — including focusing on heart health, which has a particularly strong connection to your brain health. Consider lifestyle adjustments, with a focus on heart health The same diet and exercise recommendations that help preserve brain health in general may also be able to slow down the progression of cognitive decline, so doctors recommend the following: Exercise a minimum of 30 minutes a day, five days a week, with moderate-intensity aerobic exercise Eat a Mediterranean diet Get social engagement Get good, consistent sleep Do things that challenge and rechallenge your cognition. Even if you can't complete them perfectly (say, a crossword puzzle), the attempt is good for the brain. There's ample evidence that taking care of your heart health in particular is important for your brain health. That includes managing hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cholesterol and not smoking. Those 'have a very important role in brain health — not just vascular dementia, but Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia,' said Dr. Kristine Yaffe, a professor of psychiatry, neurology and epidemiology at UCSF. 'When people are in midlife, that's a very important time to be working on this stuff,' Yaffe said. 'But it's never too late. If I had MCI, I'd want to make sure my blood pressure was well-controlled, my diabetes was well-controlled, I stopped smoking and I tried to take care of my heart health as much as possible.' For Lukert, this means finding exercise and diet habits that are not just good for her, but also enjoyable so she can sustain them. 'It's hard to do those things unless you find a way to enjoy them,' she said. To that effect, Lukert, who used to be a dancer, took up a cardio dance class, which is much more fun to her than working out on machines at the gym. Similarly, she loves blueberries, and started adding them into her oatmeal or yogurt in the morning. And she can attest personally to the importance of finding activities that bring joy. She encourages others with MCI to think about what those things are early on, because continuing those activities later will help support you as you progress. Lukert, for instance, is a Buddhist chaplain and has recorded herself saying Buddhist prayers. In case she may one day not be able to say them herself, her family can play the recordings for her. For Lukert's mother, who has dementia, music therapy has helped. She played several instruments and sang in choral groups for much of her life. 'I found a music therapist who visits her once a week,' Lukert said. 'She just loves it. She lights up during that time.' 'For someone else, it might be prayer. If you know what those things are, it's likely to be the same as you go through dementia,' Lukert said. 'Those things can be very supportive on an emotional and spiritual level. Emotional memory lasts longer than cognitive memories.' Seek social support After she was diagnosed with MCI, Lukert joined a support group of people living with cognitive change, which she found through the Alzheimer's Association in Wisconsin. The group as a whole meets once a month, and Lukert also talks regularly with people she met through the group about their similar experiences. For example, Lukert had to give up driving two years ago because of problems with depth perception, and sometimes has issues with depth perception as a passenger. Another member of the group recently brought up the same issue, and the two talked about ways to cope. For Lukert, looking off into the distance instead of the road ahead helps. For her friend, putting on headphones helps because it distracts her. 'It makes such a difference to talk to other people who are going through similar experiences,' Lukert said. Get your affairs in order 'I recommend patients get power of attorney in place, assign a medical decision-maker and someone to manage their finances,' said Dr. Irina Skylar Scott, a Stanford neurologist who specializes in memory disorders. 'They can decide whether to implement the power of attorney documentation right away, or at a certain time should they be unable to make decisions.' Skylar-Scott also recommends people have a living will and a POLST (physician orders for life-sustaining treatment). A POLST form will get on the record what your wishes are when it comes to medical decisions, such as whether you want CPR if your heart stops or whether you want mechanical ventilation if you can no longer breathe on your own.
Arab Times
13-07-2025
- Health
- Arab Times
Popular painkiller may increase risk of memory decline, study finds
LONDON, July 13: A widely prescribed pain medication, gabapentin — often recommended as a safer alternative to opioids for individuals suffering from lower back pain — is now facing scrutiny after being associated with a heightened risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). According to a large-scale observational study published in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, patients who were frequently prescribed gabapentin showed a significantly higher likelihood of developing dementia or MCI. 'Our results support the need for close monitoring of adult patients prescribed gabapentin to assess for potential cognitive decline,' the researchers stated. Dr. Leah Mursaleen, Head of Clinical Research at Alzheimer's Research UK, commented on the study, noting that the findings demonstrate only an association between gabapentin prescriptions and cognitive impairment, not a direct cause. 'Gabapentin dosage wasn't recorded, and there was no information on how long people were on the medication,' she said. She further explained that since the study focused exclusively on individuals with chronic pain, other factors may have contributed to the observed outcomes. 'Previous studies involving people prescribed gabapentin for conditions such as seizures did not find a link between the drug and an increased risk of dementia,' Dr. Mursaleen added. While acknowledging the study's findings, she emphasized the importance of effectively managing chronic pain and advised that anyone concerned about their medication should speak with their doctor.
