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A modeling study suggested a more cautious clinical approach to in some patients with severe traumatic brain injury. (Journal of Neurotrauma)

Neuron devoted to the theory and neurobiology of consciousness.

Upward were tied to an increase in dementia-free years, a Japanese study showed. (JAMA Network Open)

Non-invasive spinal cord electrical stimulation in chronic tetraplegia. (Nature Medicine)

Guidelines reviewed major congenital malformations, adverse perinatal outcomes, and neurodevelopmental outcomes after . (Neurology)

An adeno-associated virus capsid that may be a potential vector for central nervous system gene therapy, a mouse study suggested. (Science)

A staged approach to showed promise in Parkinson's disease. (JAMA Neurology)

White and Hispanic people were most likely to be of dementia, retrospective data showed. (Journal of Alzheimer's Disease)

Self-reported remained stable or increased over time after starting disease-modifying therapies. (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry)

Eisai and Biogen started a rolling submission of a biologics license application to the FDA for weekly maintenance dosing of (Leqembi) in early Alzheimer's disease.

Residents of poorer neighborhoods had a dose-dependent increase in . (Neurology)

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, investigated his .

Why have over time? (BBC)

  • 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.