From Hopeless to Healer: Persecuted in Nigeria, Stonewalled by the NFL Early struggles prepared Bennet Omalu for character assassination in the U.S. Sep 20, 2017 video
Documentary Probes Death from Lack of Sleep (CNN) Rare genetic disease with 50/50 odds of transmission and no cure Sep 19, 2017
FDA Panel Backs New Warning for Gadolinium Contrast Agents Manufacturers could be required to conduct new studies Sep 11, 2017
Cannabidiol May Boost Blood Levels of Common Seizure Drugs Open-label study shows interactions with 5 epilepsy meds Aug 07, 2017
CTE Risk in Football Players Exaggerated? (Health News Review) Media reports have run past the science Jul 28, 2017
Speech Changes May Signal Cognitive Impairment Prospective study suggests 'connected speech' assessment could be screening tool Jul 17, 2017
Lifetime Stress May Boost Dementia Risk for Blacks African Americans seem to experience cognitive issues earlier Jul 16, 2017
CDC: White Collar Jobs Tied to Neurodegenerative Disease Deaths ALS, Parkinson's mortality more common in highly educated workers Jul 13, 2017
Can a Mild Opioid Work for Opioid 'Detox'? Could be a method to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms Jul 12, 2017
Uptick in Creutzfeld-Jakob Cases Raises Questions (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Is chronic wasting disease in deer making the jump to humans? Jul 10, 2017
Lymphoma Case Reported in MS Patient on Aubagio First case in medical literature, more found in global surveillance reports Jul 07, 2017
A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
Caffeine No Help for Motor Function in Parkinson's Randomized controlled trial clashes with epidemiologic data Jun 09, 2017
Anti-Tau Drugs for PSP Move into Phase II But phase I study of one agent pulled from presentation Jun 08, 2017
Inhaled Levodopa Cuts Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's 'Off' Episodes Drugmaker Acorda to seek FDA approval shortly Jun 08, 2017
Sleep Aid Tied to Parkinson's Risk But meta-analysis includes only two Taiwanese claims studies Jun 07, 2017
FDA Eyeing Patient-Reported Outcomes in Huntington's, Parkinson's Some non-motor symptoms may be ideal 'PRO' candidates Jun 06, 2017
How Frequently Do Small Brain Aneurysms Rupture? Hard to say for sure: evidence quality isn't good Jun 05, 2017
Morning Break: Tainted Trials; $40K/Yr Concierge Practice; Reality TV: Diabetes Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 鶹ý staff Jun 05, 2017
Can a Dead Brain Be Resurrected? (Scientific American) Researchers plan to inject stem cells into the brain to restore neuron function Jun 01, 2017
PPAR-Gamma Drug May Work in MS In phase II study, drug diminished inflammatory lesions & cortical atrophy May 30, 2017
Valbenazine for Tardive Dyskinesia Tolerated Long-Term Only 15% of patients discontinued tx over 1 year due to adverse events May 28, 2017
McDonald Criteria for MS May Incorporate CSF Testing Revision committee finds OCB testing may be useful in specific cases May 25, 2017
FDA Data Support Ketamine as Depression Therapy Analysis of FAERS data finds less comorbid depression among pain patients on ketamine May 12, 2017
The Yips, Potential CTE-Depression Link and More New sports psychology articles raise research questions May 11, 2017
Quinine for Leg Cramps Tied to Increased Death Risk Adults under age 50 had threefold greater mortality risk May 10, 2017
NEPAD: Better Endpoint for Progressive MS Trials? Tweak to 'no evidence of disease activity' standard stiffens criteria for progression May 02, 2017
AAN Debate: Neurologists Divided on Amyloid as Alzheimer Target Many attendees say the pathway is still worth exploring May 01, 2017
Presymptomatic Infants Do Best with Nusinersen Best results may be with dosing before 6 weeks of age Apr 28, 2017
New Hints that Vitamin D Helps MS Patients Two randomized trials miss endpoints but still strongly suggest benefit Apr 28, 2017
Wise Buy? Focused Ultrasound Therapies Exciting technology, but now sold to patients on slim supporting evidence Apr 28, 2017
Eteplirsen Boosts Dystrophin, Function in DMD Details from 12 patients in Study 201/202 reported at AAN Apr 27, 2017
Thymectomy Effective for MG Patients Without Chest Tumor Randomized trial confirms benefit from surgery Apr 27, 2017
Older Kids With SMA Still Benefit From Nusinersen But motor benefits more impressive in infants Apr 26, 2017
More Botulism Cases Tied to Heroin 'Skin Popping' Fifteen cases over 10-year period in El Paso, Texas Apr 26, 2017
Novel Biologic Works for Episodic Migraine Prevention But effect size small with erenumab, and questions about vascular risk remain Apr 26, 2017
SMA Gene Therapy Promising in Early Results 12 children with spinal muscular atrophy hit motor milestones in phase I trial of AVXS-101 Apr 26, 2017
Daytime Sleepiness, Brain Pathology: A 2-Way Street? Amyloid buildup may be both effect and cause of sleep-wake abnormalities in elderly Apr 25, 2017
Is 'No Evidence of Disease Activity' a Misnomer in MS? Many patients still show signs of active disease despite meeting current NEDA criteria Apr 25, 2017
