Sarepta's Duchenne Gene Therapy Does Not Have 'Unambiguous Evidence,' FDA Staff Says Agency reviewers question micro-dystrophin as a surrogate endpoint May 10, 2023
Brain Amyloid Seen in Young Men With Subconcussive Trauma Early amyloid accumulation found in military instructors exposed to repetitive blast injuries May 10, 2023
Daytime Sleepiness Drugs of Varying Performance in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Solriamfetol had particularly strong showing in network meta-analysis May 08, 2023
Neurologic Long COVID Patients Show Immune Dysregulation Autonomic dysfunction also emerges, NIH study shows May 08, 2023
Implanted Ultrasound Device Opening Blood-Brain Barrier Promising in Brain Tumors Device allows delivery of more potent chemotherapies to patients with glioblastomas May 03, 2023
Dementia Risk and Diet Investigated Analysis probes multiple studies about the MIND diet approach May 03, 2023
Can Functional MRI Read Your Mind? A decoder captured the gist of a person's thoughts in an fMRI scanner May 01, 2023
More Evidence Links Parkinson's With Autoimmune Disease Exact mechanism remains speculative, however May 01, 2023
Cognitive Testing Flags COPD Patients Unable to Maintain Proper Inhaler Technique Lower MoCA scores associated with improper inhaler use despite face-to-face training Apr 28, 2023
Patients Living With Long COVID Offer Insight to FDA Agency sought feedback on outcomes that matter most to patients Apr 28, 2023
How Every City Can Promote Health Equity for People With Autism Lessons from Laredo, Texas Apr 28, 2023
Bell's Palsy Occurred More Frequently With COVID Vaccines But SARS-CoV-2 infection tripled the risk over vaccination Apr 27, 2023
SMA in Adults: Interim Data Back Nusinersen Efficacy New trial focuses on drug's performance in spinal muscular atrophy beyond childhood Apr 27, 2023
Confirmed: Mast Cell Drug Curbs ALS Mortality Trial's long-term follow-up fills gap left from primary analysis Apr 26, 2023
Treatment May Delay Earliest MS Events TERIS is the second trial to investigate radiologically isolated syndrome Apr 26, 2023
No Pills, No Surgery, No Electrodes for Parkinson's Disease? Minimally invasive devices to drip dopaminergic drugs edge closer to market Apr 26, 2023
AI Offers Hope for Those With Alzheimer's Disease How tech can help make a better future for patients Apr 25, 2023
Sigma-1 Selective Drug Disappoints in Huntington's Missed primary endpoint, but some temporary benefit in secondary measures Apr 25, 2023
Novel MS Drug Good as Gold in Phase II Study Yes, we mean element no. 79 on the periodic table Apr 25, 2023
Melatonin Gummies May Not Be What They Claim to Be Nearly 90% of brands were mislabeled, lab analysis shows Apr 25, 2023
Myasthenia Gravis Tied to Elevated Risk for Severe COVID Patients with autoimmune disorder should be prioritized for vaccines, antivirals, researchers say Apr 25, 2023
Stroke Prevalence Inches Upward in American Men Slight uptick in males since 1999, but other demographic groups remain stable Apr 24, 2023
Hints of Benefit for Novel Post-Herpetic Pain Drug Phase II study misses primary endpoint, but likely to move forward anyway Apr 24, 2023
Pilots Hide Health Problems to Avoid Losing Certification, Survey Shows May see disincentives to be truthful about their health Apr 24, 2023
Man Goes Blind After Binging on Booze and Crystal Meth Look beyond uremia and acidosis for rare cause of lentiform fork sign on MRI, authors say Apr 24, 2023
Kids' Epilepsy Tied to Group B Strep Meningitis, not Sepsis, in Infancy Risk more than 15-fold higher following invasive Group B Streptococcus meningitis Apr 21, 2023
Will Proposed ACGME Requirements Have Consequences for Kids With Autism? More strategic and thoughtful updates are necessary Apr 21, 2023
Alzheimer's Proteins Reduced by Sleep Drug Both amyloid and tau levels fell in early trial Apr 21, 2023
Exciting Early Results With Novel Cell Therapy for Focal Epilepsy First two recipients show dramatic reductions in seizure frequency Apr 21, 2023
Oral Agent Shows Promise in Treatment-Resistant Migraine Gepant reduced number of monthly migraine days Apr 20, 2023
FDA Panelists Slam Agency's Proposed Opioid Trial Design Advisors said outcomes from an enriched enrollment study would not be broadly generalizable Apr 20, 2023
Test Predicts Transition From Normal to Impaired Cognition Sensitive, simple test detects subtle deficit at its earliest stage Apr 19, 2023
Cerebral Oximetry Not a Lifesaver for Extremely Preterm Infants No significant changes in death or brain injury in NICU patients Apr 19, 2023
ADHD Drug Abuse in Schools; Bizarre Ozempic Dreams; COVID Ups Diabetes Risk Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Apr 19, 2023
Long COVID Neuro Symptoms May Be Shaped by Exposure to Other Coronaviruses Findings suggest possible role of original antigenic sin Apr 18, 2023
RF Ablation or Drugs for Afib: Choice May Matter for Cognitive Outcomes New study suggests one does a better job of protecting the brain Apr 18, 2023
FDA Mulling Trial Design Issues for Long-Term Opioids in Chronic Pain Agency advisors will consider pros, cons of an enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal design Apr 17, 2023
'Relaxed' A1c OK for Mitigating Dementia Risk in Older Diabetes Patients Keeping most readings under 9% avoided elevated dementia risk Apr 17, 2023
Drug Hints at Benefit for Long COVID Fatigue in Small Trial Phase II study misses main goal, but developer charts regulatory path around fatigue endpoint Apr 15, 2023
FDA Advisors Endorse Rexulti for Agitation in Alzheimer's Dementia Increased mortality risk seen but benefits may outweigh this, panelists say Apr 14, 2023
