Neurology News

• Anticoagulation in Advanced Dementia Needs 'Rational Strategy' A new study has highlighted the need for more information on the net clinical benefit of anticoagulation treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation and advanced dementia at the end of life.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Doctors Prescribe Fewer Statins in the Afternoon Statins tend to be prescribed less often to patients at risk for heart disease during afternoon rather than morning visits, a new study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• AAN 2021 Decreased COVID Antibody Response in MS Patients Taking Ocrelizumab Antibody, but not T-cell, response appears to be attenuated in patients with MS who take the disease-modifying therapy ocrelizumab during COVID-19 infection, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Wireless System Remotely Monitors, Adjusts DBS in Parkinson's A new device remotely conveys information about brain activity in patients with Parkinson's disease, enabling more precise fine-tuning of deep brain stimulation (DBS).
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• ACC 2021 AHA/ACC Guidance on Ethics, Professionalism in Cardiovascular Care A consensus report provides advice and tools to address conflicts of interest, racial, and ethnic and gender inequities, and to improve diversity, inclusion, and wellness in the cardiovascular community.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• Recurrent Stroke 'Alarmingly High' With Carotid Web Ischemic stroke patients with a carotid web – a protrusion in the carotid artery – have unacceptably high rates of recurrent stroke and may need more intensive secondary prevention, a new study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• APA 2021 TMS 'Surprisingly Effective' for Resistant Depression In a large new registry study of patients who received transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), efficacy rates matched those of drug therapy, without the side effects.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2021
• New Clues Show How the Immune System Fights COVID-19 Scientists have focused on antibodies the immune system makes to protect people from one part of the coronavirus spike, but now they report that antibodies can shield in other areas too.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• Neurologic Complications in COVID Patients Common, Deadly A global study shows neurologic manifestations of COVID-19 in 82% of hospitalized patients -- and they have a sixfold increased risk for death.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• The Anxious History of Understanding Cortisol How a mysterious World War II myth and the dogged tenacity of adrenal researchers led to our understanding of cortisol.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• ENDO 2021 Two Treatments Show Early Promise for Hypothalamic Obesity Two different agents showed potential for safely treating patients with hypothalamic obesity in two pilot studies with small numbers of patients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• NSAIDs Don't Make COVID-19 Worse in Hospitalized Patients In a British study, hospitalized patients didn't fare worse if they'd taken NSAIDs regularly before admission.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• ECO 2021 Vegetarians Have Better Cholesterol Levels, and More, Than Meat-Eaters People who follow a long-term vegetarian diet have better levels of a number of cardiovascular biomarkers than meat-eaters, with the greatest benefit seen in total and LDL cholesterol.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• TBS Modulates Placebo, Nocebo Experiences Noninvasive brain stimulation has the potential to boost a patient's placebo experience or blunt the nocebo experience, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• ACC 2021 Moderate Alcohol Tied to Lower Stress-Related Brain Activity, MACE Shining a light on this potential mechanism of reducing cardiovascular events may open doors to new therapeutics that can optimize stress reduction without the harmful effects of alcohol, a study hints.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• ADHD in Preschool Kids: Adrenergic Agonists May Be a Better Fit A new study finds that alpha2-adrenergic agonists may be of benefit and have fewer side effects than stimulant medications for treating ADHD among preschool-age children.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2021
• Reassuring Data on Impact of Mild COVID-19 on the Heart A study shows no measurable impact on the heart 6 months after mild COVID-19 among healthcare workers, suggesting screening in asymptomatic individuals after mild disease is not indicated.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2021
• ACC 2021 ACC.21 Looks to Repeat Success Despite Pandemic Headwinds Plans for a hybrid meeting this year have pivoted again to fully virtual, but the focus on connection, education, and late-breaking science remains, organizers say.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2021
• 'Precision' Nutrition? DHA Benefit Modified by AD Genetic Risk In cognitively unimpaired middle-aged adults at higher genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease, those with higher intake of DHA showed greater resistance to pathological structural changes in the brain.
  Medscape Medical News, May 07, 2021
• FDA Blazes Path for 'Real-World' Evidence as Proof of Efficacy FDA leaders must finalize guidance this year on submitting real-world observational evidence for regulatory decisions on drug and device efficacy, but several elements remain in flux.
  Medscape Medical News, May 07, 2021