Neurology News

Individuals with a predelivery history of concussion appeared to be at increased risk for severe maternal mental illness, highlighting the importance of screening and supportive care for this high-risk group, according to researchers.

Features of memory retention in cells may result from embedded signaling dynamics in the body, with information stored best in spaced bursts rather than in a single, massed event, according to research from Nature Communications.

Adults aged 50 years and older, particularly women, who experienced obstructive sleep apnea appeared to be at higher risk for dementia, according to a new study published in SLEEP Advances.

A clinical diagnostics company and biotech firm have announced a partnership to develop a blood-based tau pathology test that would assist in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

Low-level lead poisoning remains prevalent across the United States and globally, warranting screening and identification of those at highest risk, according to a recently published review.

In a cohort of community-dwelling older adults, poor sleep quality was indicative of incident motoric cognitive risk syndrome as well as increased physical and mental disability, according to research published in Neurology.

A shortened adjuvant chemotherapy regimen improved outcomes for infants with unilateral pathologic high-risk retinoblastoma, according to study results.

IV administration of Uplizna was safe and shown to be more efficacious for those with generalized myasthenia gravis compared with placebo at week 26, according to a presentation from AANEM.

Alterations in white matter integrity were linked to cognitive impairment, and associations were strongest in those with major depressive disorder compared with healthy controls, according to new research.

Poor sleep patterns in early midlife appeared to be associated with advanced brain age in late midlife, suggesting the importance of early sleep interventions to preserve brain health, according to study results.