Neurology News

Adults in the U.S. who identify as transgender or gender nonbinary more often reported worsening memory and thinking, functional limitations and depression than cisgender adults.

Projections presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference estimate that dementia cases will almost triple to more than 152 million by 2050, with the greatest increases expected in Africa and the Middle East.

Marijuana use was not associated with risk for ischemic stroke among young adults compared with never users, according to research published in Stroke.

Depression appeared to adversely affect cognitive performance but not cognitive change among a cohort of individuals aged 90 years or older, according to study results presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Aduhelm demonstrated a consistent treatment effect for slowing decline in cognitive, functional and behavioral domains among patients with early Alzheimer’s disease in item-level analysis of the phase 3 EMERGE study.

Mayo Clinic was ranked the No. 1 hospital nationwide and received the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s Honor Roll for the 6th straight year, according to a U.S. News press release.

Individuals with late-onset epilepsy experienced an increased risk for death compared with individuals without epilepsy, even after adjustment for comorbidities, according to findings published in Neurology.

A validated clinical scale detected early behavioral change in frontotemporal dementia, according to study results presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Improving air quality can reduce the risk for dementia and improve cognitive function, according to multiple studies presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Migraine correlated with “abnormal modulation” of visual motion stimuli in different areas of the brain that further related to migraine disability and motion sickness susceptibility, according to findings published in Neurology.