Neurology News

The University of New Hampshire announced it will receive a 5-year, $2.8 million grant from NIH to develop and test social assistive robots to elevate at-home care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Atrial cardiopathy was associated with increased risk for dementia, according to new data from the ARIC cohort study.

In the time that it takes to read this article, at least one person will experience a stroke. Of the nearly 800,000 people in the United States who experience a stroke this year, one in four will have a second one.

A neurotoxin derived from bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract has been identified as a major contributor to Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported in Frontiers in Neurology.

Fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms reported by people an average of 4 months after COVID-19 infection, according to research in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity.

Several health provisions guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act have been widely popular among the American people and saved countless lives ever since this landmark piece of legislation was enacted into law.

Associations between cognitive ability in childhood and cognitive state in older age are moderated by how active and enriching one’s lifestyle remains through the middle years, according to a study published in Neurology.

The Parkinson’s Foundation has announced $1.1 million in funding for the Institutional Movement Disorder Fellowship Program and the Nurse Practitioner Fellowship in Movement Disorders.

Tinnitus affects more than 740 million adults worldwide and is viewed as a major problem by over 120 million, highlighting the need for improved research and patient care, according to a systematic review in JAMA Neurology.

Data from a genetics-based study show PCSK9 inhibition does not affect cognition function or dementia risk; however, statin use may be associated with some impaired cognitive performance that is outweighed by any CV benefits.