Your Brain on Psilocybin; Probiotics and Parkinson's; Alzheimer's Signaling News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 21, 2020
Despite New Generic, MS Drug Costs Nearly Triple in 7 Years Generic glatiramer acetate "had a minimal effect on prices overall" Jan 15, 2020
EMS Stroke Protocols Questioned More rules are necessary to ensure patients get to Level 1 stroke centers, government panel told Jan 14, 2020
Mandatory Testing Shows Cognitive Deficits in Late-Career Clinicians About 13% show problems likely to impair their ability to practice medicine Jan 14, 2020
Phlegm-Busting Drug Shows Promise in Parkinson's Ambroxol crosses blood-brain barrier and boosts GCase levels Jan 13, 2020
After Five Months in a Coma, Young Nurse Wakes Up Chicago RN with rare autoimmune encephalitis responds to unusual treatment Jan 10, 2020
Bad News for Tau PET Tracer in CTE Only modest correlation between imaging result and actual pathology in ex-football player Jan 07, 2020
Teenager in Psych Crisis Waits 25 Days in ED for Admission Amid psychiatric bed shortage, patient left in "Kafkaesque" limbo Jan 07, 2020
Boxers, MMA Fighters Show Distinct Brain Injury Patterns Can brain region volume be a biomarker for future CTE? Dec 23, 2019
FDA Warns of Breathing Problems With Gabapentinoids Updated labeling for gabapentin, pregabalin, and new trials required Dec 19, 2019
FDA Warns Alkermes on Vivitrol Ads Campaign omits important risk information, agency says Dec 12, 2019
Diazepam Nasal Spray Shows Promise for Poor Seizure Control Profile similar to rectal administration, with less interpatient variability Dec 10, 2019
Cannabidiol Cuts Seizures in Another Rare Epilepsy Pharmaceutical-grade CBD shows efficacy in tuberous sclerosis complex Dec 07, 2019
European 'Brain-Boosting' Drug Pushed as Supplement in U.S. Study finds FDA-rejected supplement can deliver doses high above EU-approved range Nov 25, 2019
Chronic Opioids and Sleep: What Prescribers Need to Know "There are a lot of issues with sleep going unnoticed" Nov 22, 2019
Jimmy Carter's Head Injury: Emblem of Impending Health Crisis His recent surgery isn't an isolated case Nov 21, 2019
Knockout: In Boxing, Brain Damage Is the Goal Why do we applaud a sport dedicated to hurting people? Nov 14, 2019
When Should Kids Start -- or Stop -- Playing Contact Sports? Consensus report looks at preventing concussions in youth sports Nov 12, 2019
Muscle Relaxant Tied to Severe Confusion in CKD Patients Higher dose of baclofen associated with encephalopathy in older patients Nov 10, 2019
Prozac for Kids With Autism: Verdict Is In Randomized trial undercuts rationale for common therapy Nov 06, 2019
Waves of CSF Flow Into the Brain During Sleep Findings may have implications for Alzheimer's and dementia Nov 01, 2019
Prozac and Autism in Children Study suggests no effect on obsessive compulsive behaviors in ASD Oct 23, 2019
Chronic Itch: New Therapy, Complexities "End of the antihistamine era" as new strategies target neural mechanisms Oct 18, 2019
Brain Injury After Concussion May Linger Some effects persist a year after college athletes return to play Oct 16, 2019
Parkinson's Risk Higher in People With Bipolar Disorder Analysis looks at more than 4 million people Oct 14, 2019
Pop Star Sia Opens Up About Her Chronic Pain Hitmaker diagnosed with connective tissue disorder Oct 10, 2019
Mila's N-of-1 Trial Detailed in NEJM Neurologic scores stabilized, seizures diminished with tailored antisense oligonucleotide therapy Oct 09, 2019
Can Anti-TNF Drugs Reduce Alzheimer's Risk? Analysis of 56 million patients hints at possible connections Oct 04, 2019
Baby Teeth May Identify ADHD How a child metabolizes nutrients and toxins may play a role in ADHD and autism Sep 26, 2019
A Rescue Therapy for Vestibular Migraine? Vertigo, headache improve with vagus nerve stimulation Sep 25, 2019
True Ischemia or Mimic? MRI changes final diagnosis in 30% of TIA and minor stroke cases Sep 23, 2019
Can Walking Identify Alzheimer's Disease? Gait impairment may be unique between different dementia types Sep 20, 2019
Signs of Improved Hearing With Progenitor Cell Activator Some pure tone improvement, significant increases in word recognition Sep 18, 2019
Could Mom's Anemia Hurt Baby's Brain? Association study suggests an increased risk, though still quite small Sep 18, 2019
Serum NfL Levels May Indicate MS Prodromal Phase Study shows elevated neurofilament light levels 6 years before MS onset Sep 16, 2019
Good Early Results With Laser for Chronic Rhinitis Durable effects with no bleeding, crusting, or laser-related complications Sep 16, 2019
