Neurology News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Study participants with a history of migraine experienced less sleep apnea and hypoxia than those without migraine, according to a poster presented at the SLEEP meeting.

Adults who reported taking frequent daily naps had greater risk for essential hypertension and stroke compared with those who never or rarely nap, researchers reported.

Medesis Pharma has received a grant of 300,000 euros from AFM-Téléthon to fund the first phases of preclinical development of its RNA interference treatment for Huntington’s disease, the company announced.

A novel, thermally regulated mattress and pillow shortened sleep onset latency and improved sleep quality in a small cohort of healthy individuals, researchers reported in the Journal of Sleep Research.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sharing a bed with a spouse or partner generally led to better sleep and lower levels of depression and anxiety, according to Michael Grandner, PhD, MTR, CBSM, FAASM, at the SLEEP meeting.

Child care stress during the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on health care workers, and more must be done to mitigate this burden on the workforce, according to researchers.

In this edition, Break Through Cancer awards $50M to fund a ‘radical collaboration’ in cancer research; the FDA grants a breakthrough device designation for an MS plasma test; App-based mental exercises may improve cognitive impairment; and more.

The Kessler Foundation received multiple grants from the New Jersey Health Foundation for research projects that aim to improve cognition and mobility in patients with neurological disabilities, the foundation announced in a press release.

Data from a global BP screening program show adults with a history of stroke were more than twice as likely to have hypertension, with one-third of those having untreated or inadequately treated BP, researchers reported.

Women with a history of endometriosis had elevated risk for stroke compared with women without a history of endometriosis, with a greater risk for women who underwent hysterectomy or oophorectomy, researchers reported.