Neurology News

In a Scandinavian cohort, offspring born to mothers with preeclampsia had elevated risk for ischemic heart disease and stroke, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Treatment with inebilizumab was associated with reduction in aquaporin-4 antibody titers and B cells for those with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, according to an expert at ECTRIMS 2022.

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. recently presented data on comorbidities, polypharmacy and treatment patterns of patients prescribed benztropine who also were being treated with antipsychotic medications.

Osteopathic manipulation treatment may be an effective treatment option for alleviating post-COVID symptoms, according to a speaker at the American Osteopathic Association’s OMED conference.

The FDA has accepted a new drug application for zilucoplan, an investigational treatment for generalized myasthenia gravis in adults who are acetylcholine receptor antibody positive, UCB announced in a released statement.

Gantenerumab, a treatment for mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease, did not meet the primary endpoint of slowing cognitive decline in a phase 3 clinical trial, Genentech announced in a released statement.

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, aka TIPS, provide investors with a return that is indexed to inflation over the life of the bond. With the sharp increase in inflation that began in 2021, many investors who own TIPS expected to see gains as a result.

The FDA has accepted a new drug application from Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc. for IPX203, an oral formulation of carbidopa/levodopa extended-release capsules for treatment of Parkinson’s disease, the company announced in a press release.

Oral ENT-01 treatment was safe and associated with improvements in constipation among patients with Parkinson’s disease, a study in Annals of Internal Medicine found.

Viz.ai has announced that 85% of aneurysms detected by Viz Aneurysm, its artificial intelligence-based detection tool, previously had not been referred for neurovascular review.