Alzheimer’s, acute pain, alcohol consumption and pregnancy, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

TT HealthWatch - July 31, 2026
Elizabeth Tracey and Dr. Richard Lange

This week's topics include circular RNA to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, a new agent for acute pain, trends in alcohol consumption in pregnant women, and diagnosing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Program notes:

0:44 Novel agent for acute pain

1:44 Post-abdominal surgery and placebo, low and high dose

2:46 Compared to placebo and opioids

3:19 Metabolic associated steatotic liver disease

4:19 Imaging with two techniques and plasma markers

5:19 Imaging and composite scores for staging

6:21 Identifying appropriate candidates for clinical trials

7:00 Alcohol consumption during pregnancy

8:00 Employed, tobacco use, and mental stress predicts

9:01 Never tested medicines for AUD in pregnant women

9:24 Early detection of Alzheimer's disease with circular RNA

10:24 Can it identify those with the disease as well as those at risk

11:24 Almost 95% AUC

12:20 Use with tau, it was even better

13:05 End

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