Neurology News

For those with either acute ischemic stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage, risk of dementia was three times higher after the first year and remained elevated as many as 20 years after, a speaker said at the International Stroke Conference.

Nipocalimab met the primary endpoint in a pivotal phase 3 trial in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis, as well as in a phase 2 study in adults with Sjögren’s disease, according to topline results released by Johnson & Johnson.

Silo Pharma will advance a portfolio of four drugs in its 2024 clinical pipeline, targeting conditions related to mental health, chronic pain and neurology.

A French biotechnology company has announced a global license agreement with a California-based biotech firm to utilize the former’s platform technology for delivery of RNA-targeted therapeutics.

For the first time since 2010, the National Association of Epilepsy has issued revised care guidelines, with a focus on precision in patient evaluation, diagnostics and multidisciplinary intervention as needed.

An Ohio-based medical device company has secured $85 million in financing to advance a pain management system targeting the central nervous system to help those who have undergone surgery or sustained damage from other events or conditions.

Founded in 2017 by the National Day Calendar and the Physician Moms Group, National Women Physicians Day is a time where the medical community can honor the path that female doctors have paved through history.

Biogen announced a reprioritization of resources regarding its pipeline of therapeutics to address Alzheimer’s disease, deciding to discontinue development of Aduhelm and choosing to advance Leqembi.

Positive associations were found between smoking and risk of developing ALS, with the strongest correlation found among those who actively smoked, according to research from Tobacco Induced Diseases.

Symptoms of dry eye disease were more closely related to sleep disturbances than exam findings, although inflammation and meibum quality were linked to subjective sleep quality, according to a study in BMJ Open Ophthalmology.