All articles tagged: Neurology

Among older individuals with overweight, vitamin D supplementation coadministered with calcium reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP), according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.Maya Rahme, from the American University of Beirut Medical Center, and colleagues examined th

Disparities exist in telemedicine utilization for neurologic conditions, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in Neurology: Clinical Practice.Marisa Patryce McGinley, D.O., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues characterized outpatient telemedicine utilization for neurologic conditions and identified potential disparitie

High cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with better cognitive performance and lower dementia risk, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.Shuqi Wang, from the Tianjin Medical University in China, and colleagues examined the association of CRF with cognitive function and deme

There are bidirectional associations for sleep disorders with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a review published in the November issue of Chronic Kidney Journal.Jin Hean Koh, from the National University of Singapore, and colleagues examined the bidirectional association between sleep disorders and CKD in a systematic revi

The prevalence of suicide is higher among those with epilepsy compared with the general population, according to a study published in the December issue of Epilepsy & Behavior.Sara Melin, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined the incidence of suicide for people with epilepsy in Sweden and compared i

If Congress lets health care tax credits established during the pandemic expire, 4 million Americans will become uninsured, a new analysis warns.The tax credits, which have significantly lowered out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans, are set to expire at the end of 2025."Allowing these credits to expire will force families to c

President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Mehmet Oz, M.D., to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.In a statement, Trump said that Oz will "work closely with Robert Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake," The New York Times reported. Trump

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is safe and effective for management of Koos grade I vestibular schwannomas (VS) compared with observation, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Neurosurgery.Othman Bin-Alamer, M.B.B.S., from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and colleagues evaluated the safety and efficacy of SRS v

Deep learning with pose artificial intelligence (AI) may offer a scalable, minimally invasive method for neuro-telemetry in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a study published online Nov. 11 in eClinicalMedicine.Alec Gleason, from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues assessed whet

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may be an effective and safe treatment for improving the facial-oral motor symptoms of tardive dyskinesia (TD) in chronically hospitalized patients with schizophrenia, according to a study published online in the October issue of Clinical Neurophysiology.Xiaoli Lyu, from the Teaching Hospit

Pregnant people with a history of concussion have an increased risk for severe maternal mental illness after delivery, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.Samantha Krueger, from the University of Toronto, and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study of individuals with a singlet

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.The department encompasses numerous key agencies, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, Medicaid, and Medicare.In a stat

Continuous moderate-level maternal psychological distress throughout pregnancy is associated with a heightened risk for epilepsy among offspring, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in PLOS ONE.Yuto Arai, M.D., from Tottori University in Yonago, Japan, and colleagues evaluated the association between six-item Kessler Ps

Age-adjusted dementia deaths rates were stable between 2018 and 2019, then increased in 2020 and decreased slightly in 2022, according to a report published in the November Health E-Stats, a publication of the National Center for Health Statistics.Ellen A. Kramarow, Ph.D., and Betzaida Tejada-Vera, from the National Center for Health

Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and smoking are more strongly associated with severe stroke than nonsevere stroke, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in Neurology.Catriona Reddin, M.B., B.Ch., from the University of Galway in Ireland, and colleagues examined whether the importance of individual risk factors for stroke d

For patients with ischemic stroke, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are associated with reduced mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), and recurrent stroke, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024, held from Nov. 16 to 18 in

Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Network Open.Nicholas J. Christopher-Hayes, from the University of California Davis, and colleagues examined whether childhood asthma is associated with lower memory abilities in children using observational data from the Ad

Poor sleep quality may be associated with incident, but not prevalent, motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR), a predementia syndrome characterized by slow gait speed and cognitive complaints, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Neurology.Victoire Leroy, M.D., Ph.D., from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, Ne

A ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state of Florida failed on Tuesday.While 55.9% of Florida voters backed the proposed amendment, it did not reach the 60% threshold needed to make the initiative part of the state's constitution."With the rejection of Amendment 3, Floridians have taken a firm stance ag

An ordinal score incorporating eight independent binary clinical variables shows good performance for predicting seizure freedom one year after surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, according to a study published in the September issue of the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.Adam S. Dickey, M.D., Ph.D.,

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) contributes to dementia risk in older adults, particularly women, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in Sleep Advances.Tiffany J. Braley, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues evaluated sex-specific associations between known or suspected OSA and dementia risk ov

Institutional leaders consider policies about late-career physicians (LCPs; physicians working beyond age 65 to 75 years) to be successful, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Noting that some health care organizations (HCOs) have adopted LCP policies requiring cognitive, physical, and practice

More than one-third of patients have emergency department use within 90 days before a confirmed cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.Keerat Grewal, M.D., from Sinai Health at the University of Toronto, and colleagues conducted a retrospective, population-b

Adults who have received multiple penicillin courses have a modestly lower risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published in the October issue of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders.Gian Pal, M.D., from the Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and colleagues conducted a nested case-cont

For older adults at risk for cognitive decline, especially those with remitted major depressive disorder (rMDD), with or without mild cognitive impairment (MCI), cognitive remediation (CR) plus transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is effective for slowing cognitive decline, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in JAMA Psychiatry</

Dietary restrictions do not aid treatment of Meniere disease, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in&nbsp;Frontiers in Nutrition.Wei Gao, from The Fourth Military Medical University in Xi'an, China, and colleagues conducted a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis to evaluate the relationship between dietary

For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, semaglutide is associated with a reduced risk for a first-time Alzheimer disease (AD) diagnosis compared with other antidiabetic medications, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Alzheimer's &amp; Dementia.William Wang, from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in

Maintaining or initiating regular physical activity (PA) after a dementia diagnosis is associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in the&nbsp;British Journal of Sports Medicine.Kye-Yeung Park, from the Hanyang University College of Medicine in&nbsp;Seoul, South Korea, and colleag

From 2011 to 2022, there was an increase in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses among children and adults, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in JAMA Network Open.Luke P. Grosvenor, Ph.D., from Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Pleasanton, and colleagues examined trends in the prevalence of ASD diagnoses using e

The "weekend warrior" physical activity pattern is associated with a reduced risk for mild dementia over time, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in the&nbsp;British Journal of Sports Medicine.Gary O'Donovan, Ph.D., from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia, and colleagues investigated associations between the "week

Delayed Meniere disease (DMD) is associated with a higher prevalence of bilateral Meniere disease (MD) compared with classic MD (CMD), according to a study published online Oct. 15 in&nbsp;the European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.Suming Shi, from the Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital at Fudan University in Shanghai, and colleagues

For patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack, The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke participation is associated with sustained improvement in care and outcomes, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Stroke.Ying Xian, M.D., Ph.D., from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and colleagues examined patient character

Generic medications reduce the out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for common neurological conditions, apart from multiple sclerosis, for which costs continue to increase, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in Neurology.Amanda V. Gusovsky, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University in Columbus, and co

For adults aged 65 years and older with Alzheimer disease, the emergency department visit rate was 36.1 visits per 1,000 adults in 2020 to 2022, according to an October data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.Loredana Santo, M.D., M.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and coll

Many Medicare beneficiaries are at risk for financial hardship from the costs of a single hospital stay, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Paula Chatterjee, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and colleagues identified beneficiaries who would face

In a clinical practice guideline (CPG) issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense and published online Oct. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, updated recommendations are presented for the management of migraine and tension-type headache (TTH).Noting that the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Af

Children with prenatal cannabis exposure exhibit some differences in aspects of executive function and behavior, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in JAMA Pediatrics.Sarah A. Keim, Ph.D., from The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and colleagues prospectively examined the

In a clinical guideline issued by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association and published online Oct. 21 in Stroke, updated recommendations are presented for the primary prevention of stroke.Cheryl Bushnell, M.D., from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and colleagues conducted a systematic rev

Prenatal cannabis use is not associated with child autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or with child early developmental delays, according to two studies published online Oct. 18 in JAMA Network Open.Lyndsay A. Avalos, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Pleasanton, and colleagues examined the association between mat

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), modafinil, and their combination are equally beneficial for multiple sclerosis fatigue, according to a study published in the November issue of The Lancet Neurology. Tiffany J. Braley, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues conducted a randomized, comparative effectiveness

Inadequate sleep and worsening sleep trajectory are associated with postoperative delirium among adults undergoing noncardiac surgery under general anesthesia, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, held from Oct. 18 to 22 in Philadelphia.Faegheh Miryousefiata, M.D., from the Cleveland

Distinct forms of traumatic and adverse childhood experiences (TRACEs) differentially moderate developmental changes in psychiatric risk and cognitive ability in different ways, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in&nbsp;JAMA Psychiatry.Justin D. Russell, Ph.D., from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine &amp; Public

Maternal coffee consumption during pregnancy does not likely cause neurodevelopmental difficulties (NDs) in offspring, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in&nbsp;Psychological Medicine.Shannon D'Urso, from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and colleagues investigated whether maternal coffee consumption was o

In a move that further toughens safety standards for lead paint dust, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced the finalization of a rule that declares any detectable amount of the toxin in a home or child care center to be hazardous.“Too often our children, the most vulnerable residents of already overburdened communities, ar

Poor sleep quality is associated with advanced brain age in midlife, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in Neurology.Clémence Cavailles, Ph.D., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues analyzed sleep data at baseline and five years later to examine the association between early midlife sleep and a

During August 2021 to August 2023, the prevalence of adult hypertension was 47.7 percent, with hypertension higher in men than women, according to an October data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.Cheryl D. Fryar, M.S.P.H., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagues used

Offspring of mothers with an eating disorder or prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) outside the normal weight range have an increased risk for psychiatric disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in JAMA Network Open.Ida A.K. Nilsson, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a popula

Duration of one-legged balance is the most reliable measure of neuromuscular aging for both older men and women, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in&nbsp;PLOS ONE.Asghar Rezaei, Ph.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues investigated potential age-related declines in gait, balance, and strength,

Poor cardiovascular health profiles, captured by the American Heart Association Life's Essential 8 (LE8), are associated with an increased risk for developing a composite outcome relating to poor brain health, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in Neurology.Santiago Clocchiatti-Tuozzo, M.D., from the Yale School of Medicin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has appointed Dr. Michelle Tarver to head its division that oversees medical devices.The appointment of a new director for the <a href="https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/center-devices-and-r

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vyalev (foscarbidopa and foslevodopa) for adults living with advanced Parkinson disease (PD).Vyalev is the first and only subcutaneous 24-hour continuous infusion of levodopa-based therapy for the treatment of motor fluctuations in advanced PD and allows for personalized dosing throughout the d

Parents can feasibly remove toddler screen time in the hour before bed and this removal is associated with improvements in toddler sleep, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in&nbsp;JAMA Pediatrics.Hannah Pickard, Ph.D., from University of London, and colleagues tested the feasibility of a seven-week, parent-administered scre

Impairment in both an odor identification test and global cognition is comparable to positron emission tomography (PET) with 11C-Pittsburgh compound B (11C-PiB) for predicting cognitive decline and dementia, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in&nbsp;Alzheimer’s &amp; Dementia.Davangere P. Devanand, M.D., from Columbia Univer

For patients with acute ischemic stroke, social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with the likelihood of receiving thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in Neurology.Chathurika S. Dhanasekara, M.D., Ph.D., from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, and collea

Annual wasteful spending on discarded lecanemab is anticipated to range between $133 and $336 million, given current vial sizes, according to a research letter published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Noting that lecanemab dosing is weight-based and only available in 500- and 200-mg vials, Frank F. Zhou, from the David Geffen

Exposure to maternal COVID-19 is not associated with abnormal neurodevelopmental screening results through 24 months postpartum, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in JAMA Network Open.Eleni G. Jaswa, M.D., from University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues assessed whether in utero exposure to maternal COVID-19 i

From 2013 to 2021, there was a decline in benzodiazepine initiation for post-acute ischemic stroke (AIS), according to a study published online Oct. 17 in Stroke.Victor Lomachinsky Torres, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues analyzed a 20 percent sample of U.S. Medicare claims from April 1, 2013, to Sep

For patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), tenecteplase (TNK) has improved functional outcome and reduced disability and similar safety to alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator [TPA]), according to a study published online Oct. 16 in Neurology.Lina Palaiodimou, M.D., Ph.D., from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

In people with epilepsy, progression of retinal neuroaxonal loss is detectable at short-term follow-up, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in&nbsp;Epilepsia.Livia Stauner, from LMU University Hospital in Germany, and colleagues examined the longitudinal dynamics of retinal neuroaxonal loss and possible driving factors in 44

COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a reduced risk for most cardiovascular events, but with slightly increased risks of extrasystoles and transient ischemic attack, as well as myocarditis and pericarditis after mRNA vaccination, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in the European Heart Journal.Yiyi Xu, Ph.D., from the

There is an imbalance in the gut flora of patients with epilepsy compared with healthy controls, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in the&nbsp;Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition.BingCong Hong, from the Quanzhou First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University in China, analyzed differences in gut flora bet

Subtle cognitive changes in patients with subjective cognitive decline can be identified using smartphone data collected during a wayfinding task, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in PLOS Digital Health.Jonas Marquardt, from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Magdeburg, and colleagues examined the differenc

Lithium aspartate is not effective for neurologic post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) symptoms of fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in JAMA Network Open.Thomas Guttuso Jr., M.D., from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo in Williamsville, New York, an

An estimated 15.5 million U.S adults had a current diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 2023, according to research published in the Oct. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Brooke S. Staley, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues estim

For patients aged 18 to 64 years with chronic diseases, electronically delivered letter nudges increase influenza vaccination rates compared with usual care, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Niklas Dyrby Johansen, M.D., Ph.D., from Copenhagen University Hospital -- Herlev a

For patients with acute brain injury, a liberal transfusion strategy is associated with a lower risk for having an unfavorable neurological outcome, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the annual congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, held from O

More than half of U.S. physician peer reviewers for the most influential medical journals receive industry payments, according to a research letter published online Oct. 10 in the&nbsp;Journal of the American Medical Association.David-Dan Nguyen, M.P.H., from the University of Toronto, and colleagues characterized payments by drug and m

Carbonated beverages are associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the Journal of Stroke.Andrew Smyth, from McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences in Ontario, Canada, and colleagues examined the association between cold beverage i

For boys with early-stage cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy and evidence of active inflammation, lentiviral elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel) gene therapy offers lasting benefits, according to a study published in the Oct. 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Florian Eichler, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard

Hematologic cancer develops in some patients receiving lentiviral elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel) gene therapy for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, according to a study published in the Oct. 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Christine N. Duncan, M.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues analyzed periphe

The presence of persistent antigen is associated with having postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) symptoms, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in&nbsp;Clinical Microbiology and Infection.Zoe Swank, Ph.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues assessed the proportion of individuals with detectable antig

Cancer incidence is increased overall in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), with considerable differences depending on cancer type, age, and sex, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in Neurology.Chloe Pierret, from Rennes University in France, and colleagues conducted a 10-year nationwide retrospective matched cohort stud

Improvements in nondystrophic myotonias symptoms are similar for lamotrigine and mexiletine, according to a study published in the October issue of&nbsp;The Lancet Neurology.Vinojini Vivekanandam, Ph.D., from the Centre for Neuromuscular Disorders at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, and colleagues random

Surgeries are generally safe but cumulatively are associated with cognitive decline and neurodegeneration, according to a study published in the September issue of&nbsp;The Lancet Healthy Longevity.Jennifer Taylor, Ph.D., from the University of Sydney, and colleagues assessed whether major surgical and medical hospital admissions are

Dronabinol is safe and effective for the treatment of Alzheimer disease with agitation (Agit-AD), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the International Psychogeriatric Association, held from Sept. 25 to 27 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Paul Rosenberg, M.D., from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and col

Regular fish consumption may lower the risk for tinnitus in women, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in the&nbsp;American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.Sharon G. Curhan, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined the longitudinal association between&nbsp;seafood intake and tinnitus. The ana

Automated speech analysis correlates with validated hepatic encephalopathy (HE) tests and may predict future overt HE, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in Hepatology.In a two-center prospective cohort study, Patricia P. Bloom, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined whether analysis of s

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday finalized a rule that will require the removal of all lead pipes from the country's water systems.“We’ve known for decades that lead exposure has serious long-term impacts for children’s health. And yet, millions of lead service lines are still delivering drinking water to homes,”&nbsp;EPA Admi

Many patients with brain metastases who experience initial neurocognitive failure (NCF) following brain radiation therapy demonstrate recovery, with greater rates of cognitive recovery (CR) for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, held from Sept. 29 to Oct.

A machine learning model based on pure-tone audiometry features can diagnose Meniere disease (MD) and predict endolymphatic hydrops (EH), according to a study published online Aug. 28 in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.Xu Liu, M.D., from Fudan University in Shanghai, and colleagues collected gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance im

For older stroke survivors, incident stroke is associated with acute and accelerated long-term cognitive decline, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in JAMA Network Open.Jessica W. Lo, from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, and colleagues mapped the trajectory of cognitive function before and after stroke in global

The dissociation between pathological caloric testing and a normal video head impulse test can differentiate between Meniere disease (MD) and vestibular migraine (VM), according to a study published online Aug. 14 in Frontiers in Neurology.Vergil Mavrodiev, from LMU University Hospital in Munich, and colleagues examined the sensitivity

Maternal short sleep duration (SSD) during midpregnancy is associated with an increased incidence of neurodevelopmental delay in boys, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism.Lei Zhang, Ph.D., from the School of Public Health at Anhui Medical University in Hefei, China, a

U.S. racial disparities in mortality decreased from 1999 to 2015 for Black men and to 2011 for Black women, followed by stagnation or regression, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Adith S. Arun, from the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues sought to compare excess age

Falling is independently associated with an increased risk for subsequent dementia diagnosis among older adults, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Alexander J. Ordoobadi, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues assessed the risk for new Alzheimer disease and related deme

Female physicians remain underrepresented among residents entering high-compensation specialties, according to a research letter published online Sept. 30 in the&nbsp;Journal of the American Medical Association.Karina Pereira-Lima, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined national trends in the prop

The incidence of severe injuries from powered micromobility devices increased from 2019 to 2022, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in the&nbsp;American Journal of Public Health.Kathryn G. Burford, Ph.D., from Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues described the national burden of injuries associated with e-bik

A new law just passed in California makes it the first state to tell public schools they may no longer serve foods that contain six artificial dyes linked to health and behavior problems among children.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the&nbsp;<a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bil

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Miplyffa (arimoclomol), an oral medication for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC).Miplyffa, in combination with the enzyme inhibitor miglustat, is approved to treat neurological symptoms associated with NPC in adults and children aged 2 years and older. The approval received pr

The&nbsp;annual Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis was held from Sept. 18 to 20 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and drew more than 8,500 delegates from around the world, including clinicians and researchers in multiple sclerosis (MS). The congress highlighted the latest research in prodromal MS and radiologi

Reducing or preventing paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) could significantly slow multiple sclerosis (MS) progression, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association, held Sept. 14 to 17 in Orlando, Florida.Jack Reeves, Ph.D., from State University of New York at Buffalo, and colleagues assessed the

Vaping is tied to lower cognitive scores in college students, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association, held from Sept. 14&nbsp; to 17 in Orlando, Florida.Linker Viñan, from Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil in Ecuador, and colleagues investigated the relationship between inhalant

An in-home, voice-activated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program improves insomnia symptoms among breast cancer survivors, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Claire M. Starling, M.P.H., from the MedStar Health Research Institute in Washington, D.C., and colleagues assessed the efficacy of a C

Sexual and gender-minority (SGM) persons have increased odds of adverse brain health outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Neurology.Shufan Huo, M.D., Ph.D., from the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study in the All of Us Research Program to

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ocrevus Zunovo (ocrelizumab and hyaluronidase-ocsq) as the first and only twice-a-year, 10-minute subcutaneous injection for people with relapsing and progressive multiple sclerosis (MS).The injection is administered by a health care professional. Patients are given premedications at least 30

Children with prenatal pandemic exposure and/or exposure to maternal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection do not have increased rates of positive Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised (M-CHAT-R) screenings, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Morgan R. Fir

For patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), the time to confirmed disability progression (CDP) does not differ for those who are anti-CD20-treated and untreated, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Neurology.Marion Hay, M.D., from Rennes University Hospital in France, and colleagues analyzed CDP in

The&nbsp;Environmental Protection Agency must address concerns about potential health risks posed by the recommended levels of fluoride in the country's drinking water, a federal court in California has ruled.While District Court Judge Edward Chen was careful to note his de

Early adoption of the direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) population management dashboard, the purpose of which includes pharmacist review and correction of off-label dosing prescriptions, is associated with reduced rates of off-label DOAC dosing prescription and reduced bleeding, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in the Journal of the

Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) have an increased risk for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Blood.Olubusola Oluwole, M.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues determined the cumulative incidence and rates for primary and recurrent strokes and TIAs in pe

Millions of Americans are caring for veterans, putting their finances and their mental health on the line to help those who have served the country.More than 14 million Americans now provide daily care to wounded, sick or injured military service members or veterans, a new study finds.And data show that care is <a href="https://consum

In a clinical review conducted by an international committee of multiple sclerosis (MS) experts in pediatric and adult MS and published online Sept. 16 in JAMA Neurology, consensus guidance is provided for diagnosing pediatric and late-onset MS.Le H. Hua, M.D., from the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health at the Cleveland Clinic in Las V

Maternal influenza infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for seizures and febrile convulsions in offspring, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Yi-Feng Lee, M.D., from Taichung Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan, and colleagues examined the association between maternal influen

Extreme temperature-related deaths are projected to increase considerably by the mid-21st century in the contiguous United States, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in JAMA Network Open.Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, and colleagues exa

All active interventions show superior efficacy to placebo for freedom from pain, and most do for sustained pain freedom, for the acute treatment of migraine among adults, according to a review published online Sept. 18 in The BMJ.William K. Karlsson, from the Danish Headache Centre&nbsp;at Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet

More than one-third of living former professional American-style football (ASF) players report perceived chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is associated with an increased prevalence of self-reported suicidality, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in&nbsp;JAMA Neurology.Rachel Grashow, Ph.D., from Harvard Univers

For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a higher burden of comorbidity is associated with worse clinical outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Neurology to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, held from Sept. 18 to 20 in Copenhagen, Denmark.</p

Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with impaired cognitive functioning in adulthood, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in&nbsp;Frontiers in Psychology.Nella Schiavone, from the University of Helsinki, and colleagues investigated the effect of childhood ADHD and subthreshold ADHD on cogni

Limited data indicate that paternal exposure to antiseizure medications (ASMs) at conception is unlikely to pose any major risk for adverse outcomes for offspring, according to a review published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery &amp; Psychiatry.Eliza Honybun, from the University of Melbourne in Australia, and

The global burden of stroke is considerable, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Neurology.Valery L. Feigin, M.D., Ph.D., from the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, and colleagues estimated the incidence, prevalence, death, and disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) counts and age-standardize

High levels of well-being may protect against the risks for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), according to a study published online Sept. 18 in the&nbsp;Journal of the American Heart Association.Jinghui Zhong, from the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, and colleagues used data from 121,317 participants in the U.K. B

A mailed knowledge mobilization and behavior change intervention can reduce the use of sedatives and improve sleep outcomes in older adults with insomnia, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in&nbsp;JAMA Psychiatry.David M. Gardner, Pharm.D., from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and colleagues compared

Higher exposure to air pollution increases the risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online Sept. 16 in JAMA Network Open.Brittany Krzyzanowski, Ph.D., from the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, and colleagues assessed whether air pollution is associated with an increased risk for PD and clinical chara

FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) – There is no correlation between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and a patient's risk for developing movement disorders while taking an antipsychotic, according to a study published in the April-June issue of&nbsp;Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience.Carolyn O’Donnell, Pharm.D., from the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Adm

On a global scale, people with epilepsy reported low rates of COVID-19 early in the pandemic, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Epilepsia Open.Michael J. Vasey, from the East London NHS Foundation Trust in Bedford, United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted separate surveys of people with epilepsy (2,105 from 53 countrie

Neuropathy and retinopathy are positively associated with moderate/severe periodontitis, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Journal of Dental Research.Fernando Valentim Bitencourt, D.D.S., from Aarhus University in Denmark, and colleagues investigated the association between individual and combined diabetic microvasc

High levels of cognitively stimulating leisure activity (CSLA) in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can slow further decline, according to a study recently published online in the&nbsp;Journal of Cognitive Enhancement.Jungjoo Lee, from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, and colleagues examined the

For patients with type 2 diabetes, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) use is associated with reduced risks for incident dementia and Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online Sept. 18 in Neurology.Hae Kyung Kim, M.D., from the Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, and colleag

Greater Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet adherence is associated with a reduced risk for cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in Neurology.Russell P. Sawyer, M.D., from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and colle

The prevalence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in people with epilepsy increased from 2008 to 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in Frontiers in Neurology.Zhemin Pan, from Tongji University School of Medicine in Shanghai, and colleagues analyzed temporal trends in prevalence, adverse clinical outcomes, and risk

Monthly use of erenumab injections (140 mg) is safe and effective in achieving medication overuse headache (MOH) remission in patients with nonopioid chronic migraine (CM) and MOH, according to a study published online Sept. 16 in JAMA Neurology.Stewart J. Tepper, M.D., from the New England Institute for Neurology and Headache in St

Black race is associated with prolonged onset to time of arrival intervals with stroke and significantly decreased odds of emergency medical services (EMS) prehospital notification, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in&nbsp;Circulation.Regina Royan, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues exami

Hot flashes (HFs) may pose a larger burden during the second half of the night, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Menopause Society, held from Sept. 10 to 14 in Chicago.Annika K. Houge, from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and colleagues sought to identify if there were differences in objectively measured

U.S. stroke survivors are more likely to have abnormal sleep duration when compared with individuals who have not had a stroke, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in Neurology.Sara Hassani, M.D., from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues used data from the National Health and Nutrit

A history of upper gastrointestinal mucosal damage (MD) is associated with a higher subsequent risk for developing Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online Sept. 5 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Jocelyn J. Chang, from Tufts University in Boston, and colleagues evaluated the association between upper endoscopy finding

The population-attributable fraction of dementia from vision impairments ranges from 4.9 to 19.0 percent, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in&nbsp;JAMA Ophthalmology.Jason R. Smith, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, and colleagues estimated the contribution of vision impairments to d

Bariatric surgery emerges as a durable solution for obesity-related hypertension, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2024, held from Sept. 5 to 8 in Chicago.Sneha Annie Sebastian, M.D., from Azeezia Medical College in Kerala, India, and a residency candidate from Alberta, Canada, a

For Black African adults with uncontrolled hypertension, a low-dose triple-pill protocol achieves better blood pressure lowering and control than standard care, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024, held from Aug. 30

Diabetes and prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain aging and potential dementia, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in&nbsp;Diabetes Care.Abigail Dove, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues investigated the association between (pre)diabetes and older brain age. The analysis included 31,229

Exposure to outdoor nighttime light is associated with the prevalence of Alzheimer disease (AD), especially among those aged younger than 65 years, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in Frontiers in Neuroscience.Robin M. Voigt, Ph.D., from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and colleagues examined the association

Prenatal fish intake, but not omega-3 (ω-3) supplement use, may be associated with a lower likelihood of both autism diagnosis and related traits, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in the&nbsp;American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.Kristen Lyall, Sc.D., from the AJ Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University in Philadelphia

Sports concussions in older nonprofessional athletes are not linked to any negative long-term cognitive effects, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the&nbsp;Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery &amp; Psychiatry.Matthew Joseph Lennon, Ph.D., from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, and colleagues assessed the cogniti

The most reliable approach to reclassifying patients with probable Meniere disease (MD) includes the combination of electrocochleography (ECochG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with MD-protocol, according to a study published in the November-December issue of the American Journal of Otolaryngology.Roee Noy, M.D., from Rambam Healt

For patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (sICAS), balloon angioplasty plus aggressive medical management is associated with a lower risk for a composite outcome of any stroke or death, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Xuan Sun, M.D., from Capital

Adjunctive treatment with intravenous argatroban or eptifibatide does not reduce poststroke disability among patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis within three hours after symptom onset, according to a study published in the Sept. 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Opeolu Adeoye, M.D., fro

Girls with mental illness and neurodevelopmental conditions have lower uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, according to a study published in the September issue of The Lancet Public Health.Kejia Hu, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study to examine the

Individuals with acute kidney injury (AKI) have an increased risk for receiving a clinical diagnosis of dementia, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in Neurology.Hong Xu, M.D., Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined the association between experiencing AKI and subsequent risks for develo

The maker of the ADHD drug Vyvanse has been given approval by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to make more of the medication as a shortage of the critical drugs continues.Following a request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July, the DE

Adolescent Meniere disease (MD) has a higher pure-tone average threshold, lower speech discrimination score, and lower otoacoustic emission pass rates than recurrent vertigo of childhood (RVC), according to a study published in the August issue of Laryngoscope: Investigative Otolaryngology.Xiaofei Li, M.D., Ph.D., from Shandong Unive

The humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) ligand, Lu AG09222, is better than placebo for reducing migraine frequency over four weeks, according to a study published in the Sept. 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Messoud Ashina, M.D., from Copenhagen

Among White, but not Black individuals, urinary cadmium (Cd) concentrations are associated with cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in Neurology.Liping Lu, M.D., Ph.D., from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues examined the association between urin

First-generation antihistamines are associated with a higher seizure risk in young children, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Ju Hee Kim, M.D., from the Kyung Hee University Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues evaluated associations between prescriptions of first-generation anti

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors may prevent dementia in middle-aged adults with diabetes, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in&nbsp;The BMJ.Anna Shin, from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in South Korea, and colleagues compared the risk for dementia associated with SGLT-2 inhibitors versus dipe

More than 5 billion people globally do not consume enough iodine, vitamin E, and calcium, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in The Lancet Global Health.Simone Passarelli, Ph.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and colleagues estimated micronutrient intake using a novel approach accounting for t

Four weeks of low-frequency repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) positively impacts poststroke urinary incontinence, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in&nbsp;Scientific Reports.Jialu Chen, from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in China, and colleagues investigated the therapeutic e

There is substantial variability in how professionals conceptualize and assess dyslexia, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in&nbsp;Annals of Dyslexia.Johny Daniel, Ph.D., Ed.D., from Durham University in the United Kingdom, and colleagues explored practices of dyslexia identification in the United Kingdom based on a survey o

Demographic factors significantly influence long COVID symptom severity, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in&nbsp;JRSM Open.David Sunkersing, Ph.D., from University College London, and colleagues investigated long COVID symptoms self-reported (Nov. 30, 2020, to March 23, 2022) via a digital application from 1,008 individual

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer disease, according to a study published in the September issue of the Annals of Neurology.Noting that development of typical Alzheimer disease dementia syndrome is uncommon in people with MS, Matthew R. Brier, M.D., Ph.D., from Washington University in St. Louis, and

For adults experiencing migraine attacks with moderate-to-severe headache pain, ubrogepant administered during prodrome is beneficial for patient-reported outcomes, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in Neurology.Richard B. Lipton, M.D., from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York, and colleagues conduc

Treatment of central nervous system (CNS) tumors in early childhood is associated with slowed development of academic readiness, which predicts distal academic outcomes in reading and math, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Melanie R. Somekh, Ph.D., from St. Jude Children's

Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) are beneficial for patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), according to a study published online Aug. 23 in Alzheimer's &amp; Dementia.Hong Xu, M.D., Ph.D., from the Center for Alzheimer Research at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined the impact of ChEIs and memanti

Physicians who adopt team-based documentation, defined as use of coauthored documentation with another clinical team member, experience increased visit volume and reduced documentation time, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Nate C. Apathy, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland School of Public He

In middle-aged individuals with Down syndrome (DS), lecanemab-labeled amyloid plaques are seen in postmortem brain tissue analysis, in addition to extensive binding to brain blood vessels, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Neurology.Lei Liu, M.D., Ph.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues ex

For children born preterm, the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) has acceptable sensitivity and specificity, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in Developmental Medicine &amp; Child Neurology.Taralee Hamner, Ph.D., from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues used

For older adults with type 2 diabetes, the risk for dementia seems similar with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) dulaglutide, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Bin Hong, from the School of Pharmacy at Sungkyunkwan

Patients with untreated unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) have an increased risk for mental illness, according to a study published in the September issue of Stroke.Young Goo Kim, M.D., Ph.D., from the Ewha Womans University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues conducted a retrospective, propensity score-matc

Approximately 37 percent of Americans have tried one or more of this year's viral sleep trends, including "bed rotting," according to the results of a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).Sleep experts say t

Return to work two years after a breast cancer diagnosis is associated with higher cognitive speed performance before and after treatment, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Marie Lange, Ph.D., from Normandie Université UNICAEN in Caen,&nbsp;France, and colleagues examined whether cognition, assessed

Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) can be identified using an index of symptoms, which differs for school-aged children and adolescents, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Rachel S. Gross, M.D., from the NYU G

Migraine is not associated with an increased risk for developing Parkinson disease (PD) among women, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in Neurology.Ricarda S. Schulz, from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and colleagues used data from the Women's Health Study involving women aged 45 years and older at baseline (1992 to

For patients with thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (T-OPLL), surgical treatment is effective for improving neurological function, quality of life (QoL), and pain management during a 10-year period, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Journal of Bone &amp; Joint Surgery.Sadayuki Ito, M.D., Ph

Pregnant people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) tend to be younger at first delivery, have fewer live births, and have higher rates of physical and mental health conditions, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Lindsay Shea, Dr.P.H., from Drexel University in Philadelphia, and colle

High levels of fluoride in drinking water may dim the intelligence of children, a new U.S. government report shows.Based on an analysis of published research, the potentially controversial report marks the first time a federal agency has determined the

Most Americans believe artificial intelligence should be used to improve health care, a new national survey reports.However, many are still a little queasy over some of the implications of widespread AI use, the <a href="https://wexnermedical.osu

From 2020 to 2021, life expectancy at birth declined for 39 U.S. states and increased for 11 states, according to the Aug. 21 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.Elizabeth Arias, Ph.D., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagues p

Electric scooter-related injuries are increasing in frequency and treatment costs and occur most commonly during nighttime and weekend hours, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in&nbsp;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.Riley Kahan, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, and colleagues examin

Ahead of the 2024 election, more than half of older U.S. adults report being very concerned about the costs of medical care, according to a research letter published online Aug. 14 in the&nbsp;Journal of the American Medical Association.John Z. Ayanian, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues surveyed a natio

Psychological well-being can significantly decline years before a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), regardless of the ultimate development of dementia, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in the&nbsp;Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery &amp; Psychiatry.Jie Guo, from China Agricultural University in Beijing, and col

Severe menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women are associated with cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in&nbsp;Menopause.Andrés Calle, M.D., from Universidad Indoamérica in Quito, Ecuador, and colleagues evaluated the association between menopausal symptoms and cognitive decline in postmenopausal wom

In a diagnostic study, machine learning (ML) can predict autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Network Open.Shyam Sundar Rajagopalan, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues developed and validated an ML model for predicting ASD using a minimal set of features fr

The rate of new Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) diagnoses varies across the United States, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in Alzheimer's &amp; Dementia.Julie P.W. Bynum, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, and colleagues used Medicare claims for a cohort of older adult

Children born prematurely can be categorized into three distinct neurocognitive profiles, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Child Development.Iris Menu, Ph.D., from NYU Langone Health in New York City, and colleagues applied a latent profile analysis to the National Institutes of Health Toolbox performance of 1,891 health

Cognitive motor dissociation is seen in about 25 percent of individuals with disorders of consciousness without an observable response to commands, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Yelena G. Bodien, Ph.D., from Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted

Women with epilepsy have a considerably higher risk for severe maternal and perinatal outcomes and an increased risk for death during pregnancy and postpartum, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in&nbsp;JAMA Neurology.Neda Razaz, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues examined associations between m

For patients with mild traumatic brain injury and normal computed tomography (CT), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) improves existing prognostic models for functional outcome, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in eClinicalMedicine.Sophie Richter, Ph.D., from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and colleagues exam

Herpes zoster (HZ) is associated with an increased long-term risk for subjective cognitive decline (SCD), according to a study published online Aug. 14 in Alzheimer's Research &amp; Therapy.Tian-Shin Yeh, M.D., Ph.D., from Taipei Medical University in Taiwan, and colleagues prospectively examined the association between HZ and subsequen