What Super-Agers Show; Epstein-Barr and Early MS; Five Variants of Alzheimer's

— News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Super-agers like Norman Lear, who died last month at age 101, show what successful cognitive aging looks like. A study at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine that's and their adult children may reveal more. (Chicago Sun-Times)

Does President of a super-ager? (The Hill)

Expanded T lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid of were specific for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infected B cells. (PNAS)

Magnesium-ibogaine therapy among Special Operations Forces veterans with traumatic brain injuries. (Nature Medicine)

Researchers discovered that had different clinical outcomes, survival times, and patterns of brain atrophy. (Nature Aging)

A previously unknown mutation in the appeared to be highly protective against Parkinson's disease. (Molecular Psychiatry)

Anavex Life Sciences from its phase II/III EXCELLENCE study of investigational Anavex 2-73 (blarcamesine) in pediatric Rett Syndrome.

A phase Ib study showed the investigational was well tolerated in Parkinson's patients, Bayer and AskBio said.

The calcium channel blocker verapamil (Verelan) eased symptoms in a mouse model of type 1. (Journal of Clinical Investigation)

Neural injury markers measured 6 months after hospitalization with SARS-CoV-2 infection were neuropsychiatric symptoms. (Brain Communications)

Macrophages tagged with gadolinium-loaded anisotropic micropatches (GLAMs) helped researchers identify animals . (Science Translational Medicine)

A stopped gait freezing for a 73-year-old man with Parkinson's disease. (Nature Medicine)

The FDA approved the and deep brain stimulation system for movement disorders and epilepsy, Medtronic said.

The was 11% in the U.S., the 2014 National Health Interview Survey showed. (Lancet Regional Health-Americas)

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for , writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.