Neurology News

As the body of research expands on the potential of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to address various health issues, recent data suggest they may improve brain health.

People diagnosed with headache had a greater risk for attempting and completing suicide, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Neurology.

A blood-based biomarker test may be a reliable method for predicting or ruling out Alzheimer’s disease-related pathology and subsequently for assisting clinicians in formulating a treatment plan for patients, according to new research.

Older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias faced a greater risk for hospitalization after being continuously exposed to extreme heat, results from a cohort study showed.

The ACP issued new clinical guidance on preventing episodic migraines, classified as one to 14 headache days per month, in nonpregnant or nonlactating adults in outpatient settings.

Mothers with multiple sclerosis had an elevated incidence and prevalence of peripartum mental illness vs. mothers without MS and those with or without other chronic conditions, according to study results.

Tracking lipid variability may be a reliable method of predicting dementia and cognitive decline among community-dwelling older adults, according to new research from Neurology.

Four out of five older adults who likely have dementia may be unaware of their condition, according to findings from a cohort study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Women with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s disease had lower levels of acetyl-L-carnitine and its derivative free carnitine, which may enable blood-based biomarker detection of the disease, according to a study.