Neurology News

In an unprecedented collaborative move, 220 leading health journals published a joint editorial on climate change, calling on world leaders to take swift action to protect the planet and safeguard public health.

Researchers found an association between differences in treatment strategies for relapsing-remitting MS and disability outcomes at a national level, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Neurology.

Neighborhood material deprivation is linked to increased medical costs and poor clinical outcomes after stroke in a publicly funded universal health care system, according to a population-based, retrospective study published in Neurology.

Subclinical hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism are not associated with cognitive function, cognitive decline or dementia, according to an analysis of data of more than 74,000 people from 23 cohorts published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

An interim analysis of 6.2 million individuals who received more than 11.8 million doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines revealed no significant link between the vaccines and serious adverse events, according to researchers.

In patients with positive and negative SARS-CoV-2 test results, congestion and runny nose were associated with a new loss of taste or smell, suggesting these symptoms “may not be a valid marker of test positivity,” researchers wrote.

The FDA approved dihydroergotamine mesylate for the treatment of adults with acute migraine with or without aura, according to a press release from the drug’s manufacturer.

Increased expression of various X chromosome genes had different impacts on tau burden and cognition in men and women with and without Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study in JAMA Neurology.

Individuals with familial cerebral cavernous malformation had a high incidence rate of seizures, according to study findings published in Neurology.

Eating breakfast regularly, especially when the meal included more than 25 grams of fiber, was linked to lower overall and cardiovascular mortality, a cohort study showed.