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A photo of sports medicine doctors attending to Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on the field.

Can We Protect Football Players From Head Injury?

The Tua Tagovailoa controversy highlights the need to protect brain health

A photo of sports doctors treating a soccer player for a concussion on the field.

Concussion Expert's Papers Retracted

Did misquotations alter concussion science and care?

A photo of a woman with dark circles under her eyes and her head in her hands sitting on the floor with a pillow.

Long COVID Persists in People With Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection

At 1 year, 15% of long COVID patients had ongoing cognitive or respiratory problems or fatigue

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Persistent Double Vision Follows Insidious Onset of Ptosis in Healthy Man

High-resolution MRI aids in differential diagnosis

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Midlife Omega-3 Levels Tied to Brain Structure, Cognition

Larger hippocampal volume, better abstract reasoning for people in their 40s

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Can Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Reduce Dementia Risk?

DREAM study findings conflict with other recent data

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Bariatric Surgery Ups Epilepsy Risk

Epilepsy may be a long-term complication, but mechanism is unclear

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CIA Doc Sent to Investigate Illness Developed Havana Syndrome

"The amount of ringing in my ears was just astounding," he told CNN

FDA APPROVED elivaldogene autotemcel (Skysona) over a photo of a woman holding her boy who suffers from adrenoleukodystrophy

Gene Therapy for Degenerative Brain Disorder Wins FDA Nod

$3 million price tag for one-time treatment

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CDC: No Excess Pediatric Brain Infections During the Pandemic

Streptococcal brain abscesses, other complications have remained within historical limits

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The Internal Conflict of Being a Ringside Doctor

The aftermath of a 2019 fight nearly broke me

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Cognition Improves With Daily Multivitamin Supplement

But it's too early to recommend multivitamins to prevent cognitive decline, experts caution

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Terror, Joy, Triumph: Learning Resilience as a Pediatric Neurosurgeon

Jay Wellons, MD, reflects on his journey and challenges as a pediatric neurosurgeon

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CDC: More Kids Hospitalized With Respiratory Disease Linked to Non-Polio Enterovirus

Infection associated with rare neurologic complication that causes limb weakness, agency says

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Dementia Risk Tied to Daily Step Count

Incident dementia dropped by 25% with as little as 3,800 steps per day, study found

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Hormone Treatment Improves Cognition in Down Syndrome

Pulsatile GnRH therapy boosted brain connectivity in pilot study

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Blood Type Tied to Early-Onset Stroke Risk

Findings point to prothrombotic mechanisms in younger stroke patients

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Infant Head Trauma Surged in Paris During Pandemic

Researchers hypothesize isolation and financial stress had cumulative effect on parents

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Why Has This Young Man Lost the Ability to Squat and Clench His Fists?

Joint stiffness is just one symptom of this rare debilitating inflammatory disease

Boy in wheelchair with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Novel Corticosteroid Shows Benefits in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Randomized trial shows vamorolone may be safer than standard of care

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Herpes Viruses Linked to Brain Changes

But no evidence of a relationship between herpes and Alzheimer's disease

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Early Data Mixed for Home-Based Brain Stimulation After Stroke

Certain subgroups may see more cognitive benefit

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CDC: Paralytic Polio an Ongoing Risk for the Unvaccinated

No additional cases identified, but wastewater testing continues to detect the virus

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Blood Biomarkers Enhance Brain Injury Prognosis

Two studies support prediction of death, severe outcomes after TBI

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After 6 Brain Surgeries and a Stroke, Resident Aims to Inspire Others

Claudia Martinez, MD, always knew she wanted to become a doctor, she just took a different path

A photo of a young troubled looking boy smoking a cigarette.

Brain Structure, Cognitive Performance Linked With Tobacco Use in Kids

Impairments seen through 2 years of follow-up

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Some 'Dopamine Bean' Supplements Show High Levels of Parkinson's Drug

Levodopa found in doses similar to those in prescription meds

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What's Causing This Strange Constellation of Symptoms in an Older Woman?

Prompt assessment and treatment needed to prevent blindness, authors warn

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Intensity of Football Head Impacts Linked With CTE Risk

Cumulative number and force of hits may be factors

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Alzheimer's Blood Tests: Not Ready for Primary Care

But some biomarkers may revolutionize Alzheimer's diagnosis in the future

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Regular Exercise Program May Stall Cognitive Decline

Trial shows promise for people with mild cognitive impairment

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ICU Stay Doubles Dementia Risk

Higher risks of both Alzheimer's and all-type dementia seen

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Biomarkers Show Who Faces Near-Term Cognitive Decline

Consistent findings emerge in four groups of cognitively normal adults

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Syncope No Worse Than Other Illness for Driving Risk

But what about overall risk after visiting the ED?

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Dementia Risk Climbs With Intake of Ultra-Processed Foods

Swapping out ultra-processed for unprocessed or minimally processed foods can lower risk sharply

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Kids' Hearing Loss Associated With Common Antibiotics

Children and teens with sensorineural hearing loss more often macrolide users

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Physical Exercise Tied to Greater Cognitive Reserve in Women

Both men and women see benefit from mentally stimulating activities

A medical illustration of brain and neuron damage from multiple sclerosis.

Off-Label Drug Lowers Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis

Study paves way for rituximab to be considered for MS in some countries

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First U.S. Polio Case Detected in Close to a Decade

Vaccine clinics to be set up just north of New York City

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Alzheimer's-Gut Links; Long COVID and ME/CFS; ALS Patient Gets Novel Brain Interface

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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