Neurology News

The Senate has passed legislation that, if signed into law, will lower the cost of some prescription drugs and health insurance in the United States.

SAN DIEGO — Diagnostic outcomes varied in nearly 40% of a study population when different criteria were used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, per a presenter at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clinicians should consider biological sex when developing therapeutic strategies for military personnel with chronic sleep disorders caused by mild traumatic brain injury, according to a poster at the SLEEP meeting.

The risk for stroke and other poor outcomes was similar in patients with postoperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiac surgery and in patients with AF not associated with surgery, researchers reported.

SAN DIEGO — Light exposure and stimulation of the locus coeruleus may be a promising way to delay Alzheimer’s disease progression, according to a presenter at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

In this edition, temperature-controlled mattresses and pillows improve sleep; how overturning Roe v. Wade affects the field of neurology; college students’ cognition altered by changing sleep patterns and more.

Social isolation and loneliness are common and underrecognized determinants of CV and brain health, and more research is needed to understand causal pathways and interventions, according to a new scientific statement.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Evaluation of nearly 9,000 study participants showed that sleep electroencephalograms contain decodable information about the risk for future incidence of mortality, dementia and other diseases.

SAN DIEGO — Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers supported the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in a small cohort of patients, per a poster presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Patients with restless leg syndrome may use cannabis to relieve symptoms, which should be documented by physicians when conducting patient history, researchers reported at the SLEEP meeting.