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May , 2024
Does poor sleep hit obese teens harder?
Tag: Neurology

Does poor sleep hit obese teens harder?

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Neurology, researchers evaluated how adolescent sleep duration impacts the association between cognitive function and adiposity. The results suggested that overweight or obese adolescents might experience a greater degree of adverse cognitive effects after sleep restriction than adolescents within the healthy weight range. Study: Effect of Sleep […]

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May , 2024
Climate change may negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions
Tag: Neurology

Climate change may negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions

Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions, argue a UCL-led team of researchers. In a Personal View article, published in The Lancet Neurology, the team emphasizes the urgent need to understand the impact of climate change on people with […]

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Apr , 2024
Study links acid-reducing drugs to increased risk of migraine
Tag: Neurology

Study links acid-reducing drugs to increased risk of migraine

People who take acid-reducing drugs may have a higher risk of migraine and other severe headache than people who do not take these medications, according to a study published in the April 24, 2024, online issue of Neurology® Clinical Practice, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The acid-reducing drugs include proton pump […]

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Mar , 2024
WHO calls for urgent action on rising neurological conditions worldwide
Tag: Neurology

WHO calls for urgent action on rising neurological conditions worldwide

A major new study released by The Lancet Neurology shows that, in 2021, more than 3 billion people worldwide were living with a neurological condition. The World Health Organization (WHO) contributed to the analysis of the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study (GBD) 2021 data. Neurological conditions are now the leading cause […]

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Mar , 2024
Is posttraumatic epilepsy associated with long-term dementia risk?
Tag: Neurology

Is posttraumatic epilepsy associated with long-term dementia risk?

Long-term dementia risk is associated with both head injury and epilepsy. However, research has thus far documented the links between post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and short-term cognitive outcomes. A new JAMA Neurology study explored the associations between dementia risk and PTE. Study: Posttraumatic Epilepsy and Dementia Risk. Image Credit: LightField Studios/Shutterstock.com Background PTE, which is characterized by unprovoked seizures for […]

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Feb , 2024
Stroke and neck artery tear increase heart attack risk in the first year
Tag: Neurology

Stroke and neck artery tear increase heart attack risk in the first year

Heart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall, however, a tear without a stroke does not seem to raise heart attack risk, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2024. The meeting will be held […]

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Dec , 2023
Brain bleeds in older adults linked to amyloid deposits in blood vessels
Tag: Neurology

Brain bleeds in older adults linked to amyloid deposits in blood vessels

A common type of brain bleed in older adults, known as subdural hemorrhage, is associated with the presence of amyloid deposits in cerebral blood vessels, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and Yale School of Medicine. The study is the first to link cerebral vessel amyloid to subdural hemorrhages […]

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Nov , 2023
Stem-cell-derived brain cells hold promise for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s research
Tag: Neurology

Stem-cell-derived brain cells hold promise for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s research

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have identified a protein key to the development of a type of brain cell believed to play a role in disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and used the discovery to grow the neurons from stem cells for the first time. The stem-cell-derived norepinephrine neurons of the type found […]

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Oct , 2023
University of Cincinnati to lead NIH StrokeNet for next five years
Tag: Neurology

University of Cincinnati to lead NIH StrokeNet for next five years

The University of Cincinnati and UC Health have been renewed as the National Coordinating Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) StrokeNet, which is the primary infrastructure for multicenter trials of stroke funded by NIH and the pipeline for new potential treatments for adults and children with stroke and those at risk for stroke. […]

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Oct , 2023
Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer’s blood test
Tag: Neurology

Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer’s blood test

For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results in the privacy of their homes. This might seem appealing on the surface, but the development has Alzheimer’s researchers and clinicians up in arms. The Quest Diagnostics blood test, AD-Detect, measures elevated levels […]
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