Neurology News

The Alzheimer's Association and collaborators announced the formation of a national database, the National Treatment and Diagnostic Alzheimer’s Registry, at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease conference.

Drinking multiple cups of coffee or tea a day, or a combination of the two, was associated with a decreased risk for dementia and stroke, according to findings published in PLOS Medicine.

Women in medicine were more likely than men to take on childcare responsibilities and report burnout, mental health symptoms and work-life imbalance during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recent findings from two separate studies.

Additional contingency reserves related to uncertainty surrounding the potential use of Aduhelm by individuals with Medicare contributed to projected increases in the 2022 Medicare Part B premium and deductible, according to CMS.

The CMS final rule regarding physician payment, clinical labor prices, critical care services and telehealth services for fiscal year 2022 has drawn mixed reactions from medical groups.

Survey data provided insight into the symptomatic burden of limb girdle muscular dystrophy, according to study results published in Neuromuscular Disorders.

Higher intake of vegetable fat, polyunsaturated fat and vegetable oil could reduce risk for stroke among healthy adults, whereas high intake of nondairy animal fat, total red meat and processed red meat may drive stroke risk, data show.

Results of early clinical trials suggest that chimeric antigen receptor T cells can be adapted successfully to target brain tumors, according to a presenter at AACR Virtual Special Conference: Brain Cancer.

Patients with alopecia areata had increased risk for dementia, according to a nationwide cohort study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Reproductive history events indicating more estrogen exposure correlated with larger gray matter volume in midlife women, according to a study published in Neurology.