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Duchenne Drug Fails Confirmatory Trial; COVID Brain Changes; First-Seizure Clinics

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Summer Heat Waves Pose a Deadly Threat to Patients With Mental Illness

We must be aware of particular risks among this group

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Lifestyle-Dementia Links Persist Regardless of Risk Genes, French Study Shows

Dementia prevention efforts may be beneficial despite genetic susceptibility

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Brain Risks Drop When Diet Includes More Minimally Processed Foods

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods upped the incidence of cognitive impairment or stroke

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Withdrawing Life Support; Social Mobility and Dementia; Bilateral Focused Ultrasound

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Needs Conservatorship Due to Mental Decline, Judge Finds

Wilson suffers from a "major neurocognitive disorder," according to physician

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Dementia and Terminal Lucidity; Neuropathy After COVID; FDA Sets Donanemab Meeting

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Dementia Mortality Tied to Olive Oil Consumption

Results appear to be independent of overall diet quality

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Alzheimer's Biomarkers Linked With Plasma Leptin Levels

Over 2 years, lower baseline leptin was tied to a greater increase in tau

Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Females

Also in TTHealthWatch: antipsychotics and dementia

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Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates

Study attempts to assess unintended consequences of clinician reporting policies

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Warning Letters Safely Lowered Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia

Agitation, reactive behaviors remained steady while quetiapine prescribing was reduced

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Alzheimer's Drug Skepticism; Safeguarding Brain Data; Benefits of Stimulating Jobs

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Delirium and Dementia; Are Biosimilars Cheaper for Patients?

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing infections by drug-resistant bacteria

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The Dying Brain; Obesity Drugs and MS; NurOwn Tries Again

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Botulism After 'Botox'? NEJM Ignored Nazi Atrocities; Jungle Jack's Alzheimer's

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Smartphone Tests Detect Frontotemporal Dementia

Mobile app measures were more sensitive to early FTD stages than standard tests

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Our Brains Are Getting Bigger, MRIs Show

Does this explain why dementia incidence is falling?

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Epstein-Barr and MS; When Lewy Pathology Starts; Alzheimer's Blood Test Assessed

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Dementia More Common in People With Essential Tremor

Prevalence greater than normal aging, but not as high as Parkinson's disease

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Lucid Moments in Late Dementia; Seizure Dogs and Epilepsy; Wildfire Smoke Effects

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Abdominal Fat and Dementia; Mask Ban Lawsuit Tossed; FDA Rejects Psych Drug

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Trump, Biden, and Cognition

Diagnosing impairment requires careful assessment by trained clinician, says Jason Karlawish, MD

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Leaky Blood Vessels and Long COVID; BCG Vaccine and Alzheimer's; New CTE Subtype

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Alzheimer's Supplements Fail Compared With Generic Drugs

Prescription galantamine drugs were labeled accurately, but dietary supplements were not

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Wendy Williams' Dementia; 48% Back 16-Week Abortion Ban; Hospital Sues Quadriplegic

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 番茄社区app staff

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Wendy Williams Has Frontotemporal Dementia. What Is FTD?

An explainer of the talk show host's recently diagnosed condition

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Dietary Thiamine Linked With Cognition

J-shaped curve emerges between vitamin B1 in diet and cognitive decline

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Herpes-Dementia Link; How COVID Affects the Brain; FDA to Decide on Duchenne Drug

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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When Does Brain Death Occur? Parkinson's-Paraquat Links; AI Boosts ARIA Detection

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Dementia Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosis

Blood proteins identified those at risk for all-cause, Alzheimer's, or vascular dementia

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Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Tied to Less Alzheimer's Risk

Large U.K. study tracked health records of 270,000 men

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Greco-Roman Dementia; Prion Disease Vigilance; ChatGPT and Alzheimer's

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Even With Alzheimer's Pathology, Healthy Lifestyles May Preserve Cognition

More data support the idea of "cognitive reserve"

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Undiagnosed Liver Disease May Be Common in Patients With Dementia

Hepatic encephalopathy could be contributing to cognitive symptoms, study suggested

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GLP-1 Drugs Tame Brain Inflammation; Novel Painkiller Succeeds; Headache as Metaphor

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscienc

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Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery

Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest

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Unusual Visual Symptoms and Alzheimer's; Infections and Dementia; Head Trauma and MS

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Telehealth, Default Orders Show Promise in Palliative Care

Telecare improved quality of life for people with chronic illnesses

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Transparent Brain Implant; Neurology Pay Models; What Predicts Cognitive Reversion

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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