Neurology

Brain 'Go and Stop' Response May Hone ADHD Diagnosis in Kids The ability to start and delay a task differs significantly between kids with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and typically developing children, new research suggests.
News, July 2019
Most New Drugs Show No Evidence of Added Benefit Most new drugs entering the market have shown no added benefit over the existing standard of care, with psychiatry and neurology drugs showing the worst numbers, new research suggests.
News, July 2019
CMS May Cover Acupuncture as Opioid Alternative for Back Pain As an alternative to opioids, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing coverage for acupuncture as a chronic low back pain treatment for patients in approved studies.
News, July 2019
New Alzheimer's Drug Candidate a Head Scratcher A placebo-controlled trial with a new Alzheimer's drug candidate has shown puzzling results in that despite appearing to lower tau levels it was not associated with any clinical benefit.
News, July 2019
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension May Double CV Risk Results of a new study suggest that idiopathic intracranial hypertension appears to be a systemic metabolic condition conferring a sizable increase in cardiovascular risk.
News, July 2019
Galcanezumab Cuts Frequency of Disabling Cluster Headaches Galcanezumab is a welcome option for patients who have grown frustrated with currently available treatment options, one headache expert said.
News, July 2019
Blood Biomarkers May Predict Concussion Recovery Acute elevation of two serum inflammatory markers may predict symptom recovery time after sport-related concussion.
News, July 2019
Industry Money Fuels Gabapentin Prescribing Physicians who receive payments from makers of brand-name gabapentinoids are almost twice as likely to prescribe the brand-name agents vs generic versions, new research suggests.
News, July 2019
Cutting MCI Risk: The More Mental Activities, the Better Using the computer, crafting, playing games, and engaging in social activities, individually or in combination, may slow or prevent age-related memory loss, a large study suggests.
News, July 2019
'First Evidence' Links Gut Bacteria, Fibromyalgia Patients with fibromyalgia appear to have microbiome alterations, including deletions and an abundance of specific gut bacteria that differ from healthy controls.
News, July 2019
Low LDL Means Higher Hemorrhagic Stroke Risk Low LDL cholesterol levels may raise the risk for intracerebral hemorrhage, say researchers who assessed more than 96,000 study participants.
News, July 2019
Fresh Approach May Detect Consciousness in Unresponsive Patients A new study adds evidence to the evolving and controversial detection of consciousness in unresponsive patients following severe brain injury.
News, July 2019
Active Sex Life Linked to Reduced Parkinson's Symptoms in Men Men with Parkinson's disease who are sexually active have fewer motor and non-motor symptoms and better quality of life, new research shows.
News, July 2019
Nerve Transfer Surgery a 'Game Changer' for Spinal Cord Injury A procedure in which working nerves are rerouted to paralyzed muscles has shown improvements in hand and arm function, giving patients with spinal cord injury "a whole new realm of independence."
News, July 2019
CTE Prevalence High...and Not Just in Athletes The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to date shows that up to 6% of the general population may have CTE, with the highest rates in athletes and males.
News, July 2019
Higher BMI Linked to Lower ALS Risk The hypothesis that high body mass index guards against development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is reinforced by new research.
News, July 2019
American Pain Society Officially Shuttered In the face of lawsuits related to the opioid crisis, the leadership of the 40-year-old American Pain Society has made the painful decision to file for bankruptcy and shut its doors.
News, July 2019
Dropping Aspirin After PCI: New Studies Published Two studies, STOPDAPT-2 and SMART-CHOICE, suggest that P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after a short period of dual antiplatelet therapy may be the way forward, but more data are required.
News, July 2019
Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease One Step Closer? Researchers report progress in the quest to develop a sensitive blood test that reflects beta-amyloid levels in the brain.
News, June 2019
Anticholinergic Drugs Could Account for 10% of Dementia Cases Further evidence showing that anticholinergic drugs are linked to the development of dementia has come from a new randomized study.
News, June 2019

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