More Severe Multiple Sclerosis Seen Further North MS patients in higher latitudes experience faster decline Apr 18, 2022
Gilbert Gottfried's Myotonic Dystrophy The genetic condition that claimed the life of the acclaimed comedian Apr 15, 2022
Antenatal Steroids May Pose Neurologic Risk to Babies Born Full Term Birth timing -- not just dose timing -- linked to safety and efficacy of antenatal steroids Apr 11, 2022
Is Alzheimer's Risk Lower With TNF Inhibitors? For arthritis patients with cardiovascular disease, the answer may be yes Apr 08, 2022
Medicare Finalizes Limits on Aducanumab Coverage But decision allows flexibility for some anti-amyloid Alzheimer's drugs Apr 08, 2022
Novel Drug Reduces Tics in Kids With Tourette Syndrome Ecopipam shows promise in phase II study Apr 07, 2022
Memory Enhancer Succeeds in Phase II Alzheimer's Trial Novel NMDA-targeted drug would expand options for symptomatic treatment Apr 07, 2022
Polypill Looks Good for Parkinson's Fixed-dose product combining two standard drugs outperforms each alone in phase III Apr 07, 2022
Trofinetide Shows Promise in Rett Syndrome Investigational drug demonstrates modest benefit for primary, secondary endpoints Apr 06, 2022
Myasthenia Gravis: Better Version of Eculizumab on the Horizon Phase III study paves way for new ravulizumab indication Apr 06, 2022
Novel Wrinkle on Botulinum Toxin Succeeds for Cervical Dystonia Formulated for longer activity, symptoms stay suppressed until time for next dose Apr 06, 2022
Which Anticonvulsant Mood Stabilizer Upped Diabetes Risk? Observational study looked at 5-year risk differences between four agents Apr 06, 2022
Turn to Tapentadol in a Post-Oxycodone World? Next-gen broad-spectrum analgesic markedly reduces adverse effects, including abuse liability Apr 05, 2022
Stroke While on LVAD No Barrier to Successful Heart Transplant It doesn't help, for sure, but it doesn't seem to hurt greatly either Apr 05, 2022
Persistent Brain Fog After Mild COVID Infection Tied to CSF Markers Immune activation, immunovascular markers elevated in people with long COVID cognitive changes Apr 04, 2022
Could Undiagnosed Neuro Condition Explain Grandpa's Falls? Peripheral neuropathy found in many patients who weren't aware of it Apr 04, 2022
Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface Safe, Effective in ALS No serious adverse events with novel device at 1 year Apr 04, 2022
Substance Use Disorder Symptoms Follow Teens Into Adulthood Long-term study finds adolescents do not "recover on their own," as some observers have suggested Apr 01, 2022
What Drives Post-COVID Cognitive Changes? New research hints at why COVID brain fog may persist Apr 01, 2022
ALS Drug Needs More Evidence, FDA Advisors Say But vote was close and panelists remain hopeful about AMX0035 Mar 31, 2022
Fetal Antipsychotic Exposure Cleared for Kids' Neurodevelopmental Disorders? Other maternal factors likely explain increased risk Mar 29, 2022
Cannabis Linked to Less Opioid Use in Back Pain, Osteoarthritis Usage fell by almost 40% in 6 months, although it's not clear if medical pot was the reason Mar 26, 2022
Aducanumab Data Finally Published, but Alzheimer's Experts Spot Problems Questions raised about secondary endpoints Mar 23, 2022
Diabetic Eye Disease Linked With Neurodegenerative Disorders Future risk of systemic neurodegeneration, particularly cognitive impairment, more than doubled Mar 22, 2022
Left Atrial Disease Linked to Incident Dementia Echocardiographic findings suggest more therapeutic targets for dementia Mar 22, 2022
Once Taboo, Study Examines Violence to and by People With Tourette or Chronic Tics "Hesitancy to open Pandora's box," but information may be vital to help patients, families Mar 21, 2022
Lithium Linked to Dementia Prevention Study found lower risk of developing Alzheimer's, vascular dementia Mar 17, 2022
Doctor Sued Over Stem Cell Treatments Clinic made almost $750K from treatments with no evidence behind them Mar 17, 2022
Sleep and Light Exposure; Patients Protest CMS Plan; Lamotrigine's Cardiac Risks? News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Mar 15, 2022
More Clues Emerge for Brain Bleed Prognosis Large study identifies some novel risk factors for mortality, disability Mar 15, 2022
Peripheral Nerve Problems Tied to Later Dementia Findings may indicate shared susceptibility to neurodegeneration Mar 11, 2022
Autism Screening Test for Toddlers Wins on Accuracy Younger diagnosis age means earlier support for kids with autism, researcher says Mar 11, 2022
Vaccine Researcher Who Developed Tinnitus After COVID Shot Calls for Further Study Gregory Poland, MD, advocates both vaccination and better understanding of possible side effect Mar 09, 2022
Neurologic Complications Rare After COVID-19 Vaccines Seizures after adenovirus vaccine emerge in VAERS reports Mar 09, 2022
Cognitive Effects Persist in Older COVID Patients Long-term cognitive decline common after SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization Mar 08, 2022
Concussions Linked to Mental Health Issues in Kids Higher risks of self-harm and psychiatric hospitalization seen vs orthopedic injury Mar 07, 2022
Hearing Loss, Epilepsy May Be Early Signs of Parkinson's Disease Known symptoms like tremor spotted in primary care records 10 years before diagnosis Mar 07, 2022
Brain Changes Seen After Mild COVID Infection Tissue damage, brain shrinkage, cognitive decline emerge in longitudinal study Mar 07, 2022
