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American Academy of Sleep Medicine launches campaign to raise awareness about the importance of sleep

Today, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine launched "Sleep is Good Medicine," a national campaign to increase public education about the importance of sleep and its connection to health.

6 Jun 2022

Diabetes drug's target protein can be a candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Mechanisms associated with a particular diabetes drug can also help to protect against Alzheimer's disease, a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and published in Neurology reports.

3 Jun 2022

Liquid biopsy could better predict immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients than tumor biopsy

Mount Sinai researchers have validated for the first time that a simple blood test called a liquid biopsy could be a better predictor of whether cancer immunotherapy will be successful for a patient with lung cancer than an invasive tumor biopsy procedure.

3 Jun 2022

Cellular changes in astrocytes play a crucial role in regulating outcomes for CNS disorders

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have comprehensively mapped molecular activity in the brain and spinal cord that is responsible for regulating the body's response to central nervous system (CNS) disorders such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's disease and spinal cord injuries.

2 Jun 2022

Prenatal exposure to antiseizure drugs associated with risk of autism and intellectual disability

Women with epilepsy often need medication to prevent seizures during pregnancy. Previous studies have found an association between exposure to the antiseizure medication valproate during pregnancy and risk of autism and low IQ in the offspring.

2 Jun 2022

New SOL-INCA-AD grant extends the initial study to examine cognitive aging among Latinos

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have received a $24.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on Aging (NIA) to continue the Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL-INCA), a 12-year assessment of cognitive and brain aging and impairment among aging Latinos.

1 Jun 2022

Stem cell model could provide insights into biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have applied a novel stem cell model to map disease risk variants in human neurons, which could help provide insights into the biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

1 Jun 2022

Study identifies how ketamine works as a rapid antidepressant

Ketamine is the speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to more common antidepressants that can take several weeks. But ketamine can only be given for a limited amount of time because of its many side effects.

1 Jun 2022

Researchers identify chemical compound that may short-circuit brain cell death in Parkinson's disease

In studies in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a chemical compound that stops the final events in the pathway linked to the death of brain cells in Parkinson's disease.

1 Jun 2022

Free, online program spotlights new medical devices, technologies to advance health care innovations

Six new products poised to improve the quality of health care will take center stage at a June event for life sciences innovators and investors reshaping the industry.

31 May 2022

IOB's new scRNA-seq protocol provides a snapshot of the cell transcriptome at unprecedented resolution

Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) shows which genes are turned on in a cell and what their level of transcription is. This allows in-depth assessment of the biology of individual cells, and detection of changes that may indicate disease.

31 May 2022

Non-pharmaceutical help should be offered for pain, fatigue, anxiety at the time of MS diagnosis

Two recently published studies by UW Medicine researchers indicate that clinicians should offer non-pharmaceutical help for pain, fatigue, depression, or anxiety at the time of diagnosis for patients with multiple sclerosis, rather than wait.

30 May 2022

Study shows how stress has a major impact on the immune system's ability to fight infections

Acute stress can be detrimental to fighting off infection, especially COVID-19, and increases the chance of dying in mouse models.

30 May 2022

Neurological symptoms may persist for over one year in long-COVID patients

Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 are likely to experience persistent neurologic symptoms for a median of 14.8 months following their initial infection.

30 May 2022

New evidence confirms that enterovirus D68 causes acute flaccid myelitis

A case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine provides evidence that enterovirus D68 directly infects spinal cord neurons and that a corresponding robust immune response is present – a direct causation to the polio-like paralyzing illness, acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).

26 May 2022

FAU team receives $1 million grant to identify effective fall prevention strategies for older adults

Every second, an older person in the United States falls and injures themselves, and every 20 minutes one of them dies from the fall. More than 30 percent of adults 65 and older fall every year and 25 percent of them have moderate to severe injuries.

26 May 2022

Size of air pollution particles may affect a person's risk of dying from stroke, study finds

Living in areas with higher air pollution is associated with an increased risk of in-hospital death from stroke, and the risk varies depending on the size of the air pollution particles, according to a new study published in the May 25, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 May 2022

Study uncovers a possible mechanism that links cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer's

For more than 20 years, scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease.

25 May 2022

Researchers discover mechanisms underlying T-cell receptor's immunosuppressive function

Investigators have discovered the mechanisms underlying a T-cell receptor's immunosuppressive function, according to a study published Nature Immunology, findings that may provide insight into the development of novel precision therapeutics for chronic diseases, including cancer.

25 May 2022

Seven healthy habits may lower the risk of dementia in people with high genetic risk

Seven healthy habits and lifestyle factors may play a role in lowering the risk of dementia in people with the highest genetic risk, according to research published in the May 25, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 May 2022

Neurology News and Research

Latest Neurology News and Research

American Academy of Sleep Medicine launches campaign to raise awareness about the importance of sleep

Diabetes drug's target protein can be a candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Liquid biopsy could better predict immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients than tumor biopsy

Cellular changes in astrocytes play a crucial role in regulating outcomes for CNS disorders

Prenatal exposure to antiseizure drugs associated with risk of autism and intellectual disability

New SOL-INCA-AD grant extends the initial study to examine cognitive aging among Latinos

Stem cell model could provide insights into biological mechanisms that underlie neuropsychiatric disorders

Study identifies how ketamine works as a rapid antidepressant

Researchers identify chemical compound that may short-circuit brain cell death in Parkinson's disease

Free, online program spotlights new medical devices, technologies to advance health care innovations

IOB's new scRNA-seq protocol provides a snapshot of the cell transcriptome at unprecedented resolution

Non-pharmaceutical help should be offered for pain, fatigue, anxiety at the time of MS diagnosis

Study shows how stress has a major impact on the immune system's ability to fight infections

Neurological symptoms may persist for over one year in long-COVID patients

New evidence confirms that enterovirus D68 causes acute flaccid myelitis

FAU team receives $1 million grant to identify effective fall prevention strategies for older adults

Size of air pollution particles may affect a person's risk of dying from stroke, study finds

Study uncovers a possible mechanism that links cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer's

Researchers discover mechanisms underlying T-cell receptor's immunosuppressive function

Seven healthy habits may lower the risk of dementia in people with high genetic risk

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