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A large-scale of Alzheimer's disease identified SLC9A7 as a novel risk locus. (JAMA Neurology)

Investigational fosgonimeton did not meet its primary endpoint or key secondary endpoints in in the phase II/III LIFT-AD trial, Athira Pharma said.

Research using propofol between the thalamus and cortex that underlie consciousness. (Nature Communications)

Slowly expanding lesions differentiated pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) from (MOGAD) in an imaging study. (Annals of Neurology)

was associated with global cognitive impairment among white, but not Black, participants in the REGARDS study. (Neurology)

A small study of adolescent brain development suggested than expected during COVID-19 lockdowns. (PNAS)

Transcranial static magnetic stimulation did not modify (ALS) during 6 months of treatment, but long-term follow-up showed an increase in tracheostomy-free survival. (Lancet Regional Health-Europe)

Age-related neural changes in predictive and memory processes may underlie the ability to . (Communications Biology)

A in a patient signaled something more serious. (Washington Post)

What caused to die 100 years ago? (Lancet Neurology)

  • 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.