Neurology News

An at-home, artificial intelligence-based system identified individuals with Parkinson’s disease and predicted disease severity and progression using nocturnal breathing signals, according to a study in Nature Medicine.

In adults with HF with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction, neprilysin inhibition with sacubitril/valsartan did not impair cognitive function compared with valsartan, according to a speaker.

Gate Neurosciences is developing a new portfolio of next-generation therapeutics to treat synaptic dysfunction in patients with central nervous system disorders, the company announced in a press release.

Researchers at Aston University in England have received funding to explore new methods of recording electrical signals emitted from brain cells, which could lead to potential treatment for conditions like epilepsy and schizophrenia.

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The FDA has granted premarket approval for Abbott’s Proclaim Plus spinal cord stimulation system, which can treat chronic pain across up to six areas of the body and is programmable to adjust to a person’s needs, the company announced in a release.

Being overweight was negatively associated with the incidence of dementia in women in Germany, while being underweight was linked to dementia in men, researchers reported in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Researchers at Invicro have found evidence supporting cellular stress and bioenergetic abnormalities in patients with early-stage Alzheimer's disease, according to new data published in Science Translational Medicine.

Biomarkers collected on the day of traumatic brain injury had significant prognostic value for death and unfavorable outcome but not for incomplete recovery at 6 months, according to a study published in The Lancet Neurology.

For a growing number of Americans, 12 weeks of paid leave from work after the birth of a child, or to care for an ailing family member, is standard.