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New Clues to How Inflammation in Young Children’s Brains Might Spur Autism
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – Severe inflammation very early in childhood might hamper the development of key brain cells, perhaps setting the stage for conditions such as autism or schizophrenia, new...
Medical Groups Issue Consensus Definition of Brain Death
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – A new guideline from four leading medical organizations should help doctors determine if someone is brain dead. “Until now, there have been two separate guidelines for d...
Recommendations Developed for Determining Brain Death
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – In a consensus guideline published online Oct. 11 in Neurology, updated recommendations are presented for determining brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) for...
Narcolepsy Drug, Solriamfetol, Might Be New Treatment Option for ADHD
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – A medication already approved for excessive daytime sleepiness may help ease attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in adults who aren’t getting relief f...
Low-Income Children, Families Exposed to More Neurotoxic Chemicals
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – Children from families with low incomes and families of color are exposed to more neurotoxic chemicals and experience greater harm, according to a review published online...
Woman Resistant to Alzheimer's Helps Inspire New Way to Fight the Disease
MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2023 – Researchers have developed an antibody that can reduce Alzheimer's-like brain damage in lab mice — inspired by the case of one woman with remarkable resistance to the disease. ...
What Is 'Sexsomnia'? And 'Sleep Eating'? Can They Be Treated?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – Everyone’s seen a movie or TV show featuring someone sleepwalking – eyes half-lidded, bumbling around, tripping over furniture. But sleepwalkers are actually capable of m...
Stem Cell Treatment Halts MS for Some Patients
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – A new study is strengthening the evidence that stem cell transplants can be highly effective for some people with multiple sclerosis – sending the disease into remission...
17 Percent of Patients Seeing Neurologist Travel Long Distance
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – Seventeen percent of Medicare beneficiaries travel a long distance to visit a neurologist, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Neurology. Chun Chieh Lin,...
Across America, Many Who Need a Neurologist Live Too Far From Care
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – Many Medicare patients can’t get help close to home for brain and nervous system issues. Nearly 1 in 5 Medicare recipients in the United States live at least 50 miles from ...
40% of Patients Recall Some Consciousness During Near Death Experiences
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – People have long talked about having near-death experiences in which they felt they were looking down on themselves while others tried to save them. Now, researchers have...
Gene Test Spots Those Vulnerable to Rare but Severe Side Effect of Drugs for MS, Other Conditions
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – A large number of drugs used to treat everything from multiple sclerosis to blood cancers to rheumatoid arthritis may cause a rare but often-fatal condition called...
Even a Mild Head Injury Raises the Odds for Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – Any head injury — even a mild one — raises a person’s risk of later having an ischemic stroke. Having multiple injuries increases that risk, even more so than the sever...
Dementia Risk Rises as Activity Rates Fall
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – Bolstering the notion that a strong body equals a strong mind, new research indicates that the more inactive seniors are, the higher their risk for dementia. The finding...
An Exercise-Induced Hormone Might Help Protect Against Alzheimer's
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 – Therapies based on a hormone people make while exercising may be the next frontier in treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. Researchers have found that the e...
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