Novel Drug Fails for Two Rare Seizure Disorders First-in-class agent unlikely to get another phase III chance in Dravet, Lennox-Gastaut syndromes Dec 10, 2024
Racial Diversity Lacking in Epilepsy Genetics Studies But more diverse studies have found more genomic links to seizure conditions Dec 09, 2024
Stopping MS Drugs Leads to Inflammatory Activity in Some Stable Patients Trial terminated because recurrent inflammation exceeded predefined limits Dec 09, 2024
Could a Hypertension Drug Protect Against Post-Stroke Epilepsy? Observational study suggests one antihypertensive class might be preventive Dec 09, 2024
Women With Epilepsy Often Remain Unaware of Medication's Pregnancy Risks Many did not take folic acid if they were pregnant or planning to become pregnant Dec 09, 2024
Texting to Improve Adherence to CVD Medications; Detecting Maternal Cancers Also in TTHealthWatch: U.S. drug prices under Medicare's price negotiation system Dec 07, 2024 podcast
Women's CVD Risk Calculations Barely Budge When Sex-Specific Variables Are Included Existing models improved only slightly after accounting for certain female risk factors Dec 06, 2024
Muscle Loss May Portend Future Dementia But findings should be viewed with caution, expert suggests Dec 05, 2024
CTE Evident in Brains of Deceased Ice Hockey Players Dose-response relationship emerged between years of play and chronic traumatic encephalopathy Dec 04, 2024
Daily Chores May Provide Cardiovascular Protection in Women Who Don't Exercise Short bouts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity tied to lower risk of MACE Dec 03, 2024
Cognitive Performance Falls as Metal Exposure Rises Carrying at least one copy of APOE4 may modify the association Dec 03, 2024
Early Dementia Predictors; Neural Data Privacy; An Artist's Journey Into Parkinson's News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Dec 03, 2024
Beta-Blockers Tied to Delayed Huntington's Disease Progression Symptom onset was later; rate of worsening was slower Dec 02, 2024
Fat in the Belly Correlates With Brain Amyloid Lower HDL cholesterol also linked with high amyloid in the brain, says researcher Dec 02, 2024
Measuring the Quality of Pain Management Fair and useful performance measures help ensure more appropriate treatment Nov 29, 2024
FDA Investigating Blood Cancer Risk With Gene Therapy Skysona Agency is evaluating the need for further regulatory action Nov 27, 2024
ASCVD Mortality Linked to Specific Air Pollution Sources Pollution-mortality relationship evidenced at the level of PM2.5 source type Nov 27, 2024
Chronic Pain Is Rising, and It's Not Clear Why More Americans are living with pain now, CDC data show Nov 27, 2024
Vision Problems in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Uncovered With Comprehensive Workup Optical assessments and machine-learning approaches allow for accurate diagnosis Nov 27, 2024
World's Oldest Man Dies; Harvey Weinstein's Medical Care; Soccer and Brain Damage Health news and commentary gathered by Â鶹´«Ã½ staff Nov 27, 2024
Brain Volume Changes Come 10 Years Sooner for Men With Cardiovascular Risks Men faced neurodegeneration a decade earlier than women Nov 26, 2024
Alzheimer's Trials Fail; Blood Test Predicts Tau; Neuroscience Moves to Bluesky News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Nov 26, 2024
Autopsy Data Reveal New Insights About Brain Swelling After Pediatric TBI Patterns of blood-brain barrier disruption varied between children and adults Nov 25, 2024
Early Promise for PI3K Inhibitor in Brain Metastases Also from SNO: TTFields boosts PFS in glioblastoma, proton therapy for leptomeningeal disease Nov 25, 2024
IDH Inhibitor Activity in Brain Cancer Persists With Longer Follow-Up Two-fold increase in PFS with postoperative ivosidenib holds up in placebo-controlled trial Nov 24, 2024
AMA President-Elect Confronts a New Challenge: A Brain Tumor Bobby Mukkamala, MD, was diagnosed with grade 2 glioma after experiencing aphasia at AMA meeting Nov 22, 2024
Three Important Changes in AASM's New Restless Legs Syndrome Guidelines Previous treatments may have been making symptoms worse over the long term, expert says Nov 22, 2024 video
Lack of Clinical Benefit of Andexanet Flummoxes FDA Panel Yet advisors were not inclined to take back approval for bleeding reversal agent Nov 21, 2024
Chronic Pain Affects One in Four Americans, CDC Reports Nearly 9% have pain severe enough to restrict daily activities Nov 21, 2024
Laryngeal Dystonia Symptoms Improve With Novel Treatment Sodium oxybate provides temporary relief for alcohol-responsive patients Nov 20, 2024
Now a Win for Nerve Stimulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Sham-controlled trial shows benefit in refractory disease with implantable device Nov 20, 2024
Fitness Level May Offset Genetic Dementia Risk In middle-age and older adults, high cardiorespiratory fitness was linked with better cognition Nov 19, 2024
Opioids Tied to Higher Dementia Risk, but Only After a Point Relationships persisted in older adults with chronic pain or who used weak opioids only Nov 19, 2024
Cardio Drugs and Dementia; Fampridine and Working Memory; Alzheimer's and Cancer News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Nov 19, 2024
The Dual Role of Illusion in Patient Care From painted leaves to placebos, we must balance hope and honesty Nov 18, 2024
Left Atrial Appendage Closure Reduced Bleeding After Afib Ablation Procedure also noninferior to anticoagulation for death, stroke, or systemic embolism composite Nov 18, 2024
Big Blow to Anticoagulation Strategy Against Afib-Related Cognition Problems Microemboli now questioned as driver of cognitive impairment in atrial fibrillation Nov 17, 2024
