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Most blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s disease perform inconsistently across racial groups

Three experimental blood tests used to identify people in early stages of Alzheimer's disease perform differently in Black individuals compared to white individuals, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

21 Apr 2022

Excitotoxicity matters for stroke recovery, new evidence shows

A new study has prompted scientists to reconsider a once-popular yet controversial idea in stroke research.

21 Apr 2022

New deep learning method aids in the accurate diagnosis of parkinsonian diseases

A new deep learning method has been created to aid in the diagnosis of parkinsonian diseases, according to research published ahead of print by The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

21 Apr 2022

Diagnostic debriefing to a fictional patient in 2042

That was the question Alberto Espay, MD, sought to answer in a recent essay that won Lancet Neurology's 20th anniversary essay competition.

21 Apr 2022

People who accumulate cardiovascular risk factors quickly have higher risk of developing dementia

Cardiovascular disease risk factors, like high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking, are believed to play key roles in the likelihood of developing cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.

21 Apr 2022

Portable MRIs enable highly accessible and bedside detection of ischemic stroke

Portable MRI machines, an emerging technology that makes medical imaging accessible even in remote locations, detected ischemic strokes, or strokes caused by clotting, in 90% of patients scanned, according to a study led by Yale and Harvard researchers.

20 Apr 2022

Researchers discover more needles in the haystack in the quest to unravel Alzheimer’s disease

21 million. That's the number of genetic variations in the human genome that researchers are sifting to identify patterns predisposing people to Alzheimer's disease.

20 Apr 2022

Lab grown, self-renewing muscle stem cells can repair muscle tissue damage in mice

In proof-of-concept experiments, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have successfully cultivated human muscle stem cells capable of renewing themselves and repairing muscle tissue damage in mice, potentially advancing efforts to treat muscle injuries and muscle-wasting disorders in people.

20 Apr 2022

In utero exposure to mother’s drugs may affect development of newborn's brain networks

New study demonstrates that in utero exposure to mother's antiepileptic or antidepressant medication may affect development of the newborn brain networks.

20 Apr 2022

Einstein Aging Study secures $32 million NIH grant to help address the rising tide of Alzheimer's disease

To help address the rising tide of Alzheimer's disease nationwide, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in collaboration with faculty at Pennsylvania State University and other institutions, have received a five-year, $32 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the ongoing Einstein Aging Study, which focuses on both normal aging and the special challenges of Alzheimer's disease, and other dementias. EAS was established at Einstein in 1980 and has been continuously funded by the NIH.

20 Apr 2022

Five different diseases attack language areas in the brain that cause primary progressive aphasia

There are five different diseases that attack the language areas in the left hemisphere of the brain that slowly cause progressive impairments of language known as primary progressive aphasia (PPA), reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

20 Apr 2022

Study finds higher risk of dementia among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia

A new study from the from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care shows patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with other types of pneumonia.

19 Apr 2022

Mount Sinai wins $500,000 grant to support continued innovation in pancreatic cancer treatment

The Canopy Cancer Collective, a national nonprofit organization that strives to fuel better treatments and outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients, has awarded The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai a $500,000 grant to support continued innovation in its multidisciplinary treatment of pancreatic cancer.

19 Apr 2022

Chronic tiredness in people with sleep apnea can have serious implications for road safety

Up to half of older adults may have sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing and sleep are briefly interrupted many times a night.

14 Apr 2022

Exercise maintains insulin and body mass index levels to help protect brain volume

Studies have shown that exercise helps protect brain cells. A new study looking at the mechanisms involved in this relationship suggests that the role exercise plays in maintaining insulin and body mass index levels may help protect brain volume and thus help stave off dementia.

14 Apr 2022

Researchers publish consensus statement for the study of recalled experiences surrounding death

Scientific advances in the 20th and 21st centuries have led to a major evolution in the understanding of death. At the same time, for decades, people who have survived an encounter with death have recalled unexplained lucid episodes involving heightened consciousness and awareness.

13 Apr 2022

New drug shows promise in treating a movement disorder associated with Huntington's disease

A new drug has proven beneficial in treating a movement disorder commonly associated with Huntington's disease, according to a recent international study led by UTHealth Houston researcher Erin Furr Stimming, MD, who served as principal investigator on behalf of the KINECT-HD Huntington Study Group.

13 Apr 2022

Prenatal exposure to maternal social disadvantage may affect infant brain volumes at birth

Poverty and crime can have devastating effects on a child's health. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that some environmental factors influence the structure and function of young brains even before babies make their entrances into the world.

12 Apr 2022

Inflammation weakens odor signals and may be responsible for COVID19 loss of smell

Anosmia, the loss of smell, is a frequent and often long-term symptom associated with COVID-19 that can severely burden a person's quality of life, making it extremely difficult to taste foods, detect airborne hazards in the environment and carry out other functions dependent on the sense.

11 Apr 2022

The Mount Sinai Hospital completes full renovation of its children's ED

The Mount Sinai Hospital has announced the completion of a full renovation of its children's Emergency Department (ED), and a newly redesigned area for walk-in, low acuity adult patients.

11 Apr 2022

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Latest Neurology News and Research

Most blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s disease perform inconsistently across racial groups

Excitotoxicity matters for stroke recovery, new evidence shows

New deep learning method aids in the accurate diagnosis of parkinsonian diseases

Diagnostic debriefing to a fictional patient in 2042

People who accumulate cardiovascular risk factors quickly have higher risk of developing dementia

Portable MRIs enable highly accessible and bedside detection of ischemic stroke

Researchers discover more needles in the haystack in the quest to unravel Alzheimer’s disease

Lab grown, self-renewing muscle stem cells can repair muscle tissue damage in mice

In utero exposure to mother’s drugs may affect development of newborn's brain networks

Einstein Aging Study secures $32 million NIH grant to help address the rising tide of Alzheimer's disease

Five different diseases attack language areas in the brain that cause primary progressive aphasia

Study finds higher risk of dementia among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia

Mount Sinai wins $500,000 grant to support continued innovation in pancreatic cancer treatment

Chronic tiredness in people with sleep apnea can have serious implications for road safety

Exercise maintains insulin and body mass index levels to help protect brain volume

Researchers publish consensus statement for the study of recalled experiences surrounding death

New drug shows promise in treating a movement disorder associated with Huntington's disease

Prenatal exposure to maternal social disadvantage may affect infant brain volumes at birth

Inflammation weakens odor signals and may be responsible for COVID19 loss of smell

The Mount Sinai Hospital completes full renovation of its children's ED

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