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
SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Accumulates in the Skull and Brain Whether findings have implications for long COVID is unclear Apr 14, 2023
We're Treating Low Back Pain All Wrong Let's reexamine the current approach to treatment Apr 14, 2023
Bears and Blood Clots; Acquitted Husel Sues for $20M; Church Fined Over COVID Rules Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ֱ staff Apr 14, 2023
All Opioid Pain Meds to Get New Safety Warnings, FDA Says Updated labeling to include warning about opioid-induced hyperalgesia Apr 13, 2023
Chronic Pain Affects 21% of Americans, CDC Reports Nearly 7% have pain severe enough to restrict daily activities Apr 13, 2023
Rexulti Works for Agitation in Alzheimer's, Despite Risks, Says FDA Staff Increased mortality risk consistent with other antipsychotics in elderly dementia patients Apr 13, 2023
Parkinson's Biomarker Shows High Accuracy Assay identifies hallmark protein and could help diagnose people earlier Apr 12, 2023
Functional Neurological Disorder May Still Carry Stigma FND is a feminist issue, researchers and clinicians maintain Apr 11, 2023
Stroke Outcomes Provide Some Clarity on Kidney-Brain Connection Kidney dysfunction, kidney damage increase risks in different ways, say researchers Apr 07, 2023
Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best Pediatric neurologist braces himself for worst case scenario Apr 07, 2023 podcast
Brain Injury Seen in Two Neonates Whose Mothers Had COVID Infants were born early in the pandemic, before COVID vaccines were available Apr 07, 2023
Tongue Nerve Stimulator Does Good for Sleep Apnea Patients THN3 trial shows reduced apnea, improvement in quality of life Apr 06, 2023
CAR T-Cell Therapy Feasible, Safe in Advanced Neuroblastoma ORR of 63% with GD2-targeting product in kids with relapsed, refractory high-risk disease Apr 06, 2023
Training Program Leads to More Buprenorphine Use in ED Intensive healthcare education also tied to better OUD treatment engagement Apr 05, 2023
New DEA License Requirement Starts in June The X waiver is gone, but clinicians may need new training to renew their DEA license Apr 05, 2023
Detecting Alzheimer's in Speech; Manipulating CSF in Humans; Gut Microbiome and MS News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Apr 04, 2023
Mail-Back Envelopes Will Be Dispensed With Outpatient Opioid Scripts Strategy will provide another option to dispose of unneeded medications, FDA says Apr 03, 2023
Lithium in Local Drinking Water During Pregnancy Tied to Kids' Autism Researchers found an increased risk in a Danish population-based study Apr 03, 2023
U.S. 'Flying Blind' When It Comes to Data on Substance Use in Pregnancy Limited data "makes people think that the problem doesn't exist" Mar 31, 2023
Mothers Face Broken Addiction Treatment System Lack of comprehensive care puts pregnant, postpartum people with substance use disorder at risk Mar 31, 2023
Brains Shrink With Anti-Amyloid Alzheimer's Drugs Treatments accelerate brain atrophy, but reasons why remain a mystery Mar 31, 2023
Cluster Headache, Migraine Linked to Circadian System Findings may influence treatment approaches for some patients Mar 29, 2023
Potter Will Be Vanderbilt's First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident A first since neurosurgery program opened in 1932 Mar 28, 2023
Pitolisant Safe and Effective in Children With Narcolepsy First study in a pediatric population, with findings similar to adults Mar 24, 2023
Functional Neurological Disorder Emerges After COVID Infection, Vaccines Long COVID functional manifestations differ from post-vaccine effects Mar 24, 2023
Autism Prevalence Is Up, CDC Report Shows But early evaluations in young children started to fall as pandemic set in Mar 23, 2023
FDA Panel Supports Tofersen for Rare Genetic ALS In a first, agency advisors back neurofilament light as a surrogate endpoint Mar 23, 2023
Osteoporosis: Another Dementia Predictor? Low bone mineral density in certain places linked with dementia onset Mar 22, 2023
Cancer Transmission From Organ Donors With Brain Tumors Not Much of a Risk In U.K. cohort study, no cases of transmission observed Mar 22, 2023
Finally, a Potential Therapy to Prevent Long COVID Diabetes drug found to reduce chance of long COVID in clinical trial preprint Mar 21, 2023 video
Verbal Skills Better Among Well-Supported Seniors With Depression Another study highlights importance of social support in golden years Mar 21, 2023
Investigational ALS Drug May Have Clinical Benefit, FDA Staff Says Neurofilament light will be evaluated as a surrogate endpoint in tofersen review Mar 20, 2023
Post-Op Delirium Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline Cognitive trajectory showed consistent pattern for most of 6-year follow-up Mar 20, 2023