Neurology

Biomarkers Pave the Way for Concussion Blood Test Researchers have identified at least two blood biomarkers that, in the future, could be included in a test to diagnose concussion.
News, January 24, 2020
Blue-Light Therapy Helps Heal the Brain Early morning exposure to blue wavelength light can help heal the brain and improved sleep following mild traumatic brain injury, new research suggests.
News, January 24, 2020
Cannabis for Sleep: Short-Term Benefit, Long-Term Disruption? Patients suffering from chronic pain who take medicinal cannabis to initiate and maintain sleep experience short-term benefit, but long-term use may ultimately disrupt slumber.
News, January 24, 2020
MS Drug Prices Continue to Skyrocket Despite increased competition and the introduction of a generic agent, MS drug prices have nearly doubled, and spending on these agents has nearly tripled in the past 7 years.
News, January 23, 2020
Women Have Steeper, Earlier BP Increases Over Lifetime The findings could have implications regarding different strategies for managing hypertension in women compared to men, the study authors suggest.
News, January 20, 2020
Lead Exposure Risk in US Children Far From Gone Despite long-standing public health efforts to eliminate lead exposure, researchers still find risks persist, pointing to decreased brain volume and lower cognitive function in children living in lower income areas.
News, January 20, 2020
Coconut Oil Consumption Linked to Increased LDL The high saturated fat content of coconut oil could be driving adverse cholesterol changes, authors of a new review of published studies suggest.
News, January 20, 2020
FDA Panel Split on Approval of Non-Opioid for Surgical Pain A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel was split on recommending approval of bupivacaine to control post-surgical pain.
News, January 17, 2020
Lack of Women Speakers Spurs Conference to Make Changes An article highlighting a lack of female invited speakers at a major scientific medical meeting caused International Stroke Conference organizers to encourage more women to attend and to speak at the event.
News, January 16, 2020
Stroke During Pregnancy May Be on the Rise in US Stroke risk factors are also increasing in young women and more needs to be done to identify and treat high-risk patients in early pregnancy, authors of a new study urge.
News, January 16, 2020
Living in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Linked to Brain Atrophy There is a 'robust' link between living in a disadvantaged neighborhood and developing brain atrophy over time, a finding that carries potential implications for cognitive function as individuals age.
News, January 15, 2020
Earlier Intervention After Concussion Linked to Faster Recovery Patients should seek specialty care, including targeted treatments for specific symptoms, as soon as possible after head injury, the author of a new study says.
News, January 14, 2020
First Direct Comparison of Stem Cells vs Drugs in MS Underway The first trial that will directly compare the safety and efficacy of stem cell transplantation to the best available drugs in the treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis has launched.
News, January 10, 2020
Intracranial Atherosclerosis Not Linked to Amyloid Although previous studies have linked vascular risk to Alzheimer's, the current results suggest dementia risk may not be mediated entirely by intracranial atherosclerosis, the authors say.
News, January 09, 2020
PET Scan Not Effective for Diagnosis of CTE An imaging test targeting the tau protein shown to be accurate for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is probably not suitable for detecting chronic traumatic encephalopathy, new data suggest.
News, January 09, 2020
A Fine Balance: Report Aims to Curb Opioid Epidemic, Manage Pain A new consensus report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine aims to address the US epidemic of opioid misuse and overdose while ensuring effective pain management.
News, January 07, 2020
Amyloid Accumulation Doesn't Always Precede Cognitive Decline A new study calls into question whether amyloid accumulation always precedes cognitive changes in people at risk for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
News, January 06, 2020
Mothers on Antiepileptic Meds Can Safely Breast-feed Clinicians often warn mothers taking AEDs not to breast-feed, but a new study provides reassurance that AED transmitted through breast milk does not cause high blood concentrations in the baby.
News, January 03, 2020
Acute Migraine Drug Hits Co-primary Endpoints in Phase 3 Trial The novel drug AXS-07 met the primary endpoints of freedom from acute migraine pain and most bothersome symptom, as well as key secondary outcomes, in top-line results of the MOMENTUM trial.
News, January 03, 2020
Underlying Cardiomyopathy May Cause Some Cryptogenic Stroke A new study used cardiac MRI to detect cardiomyopathies in patients with an ischemic stroke of unknown origin.
News, January 02, 2020

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