Neurology News

A California-based biopharmaceutical company has announced the completion of its acquisition of Pherin Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug development firm that specializes in neuropsychiatric and neuroendocrine issues.

Women in China may be at greater risk for stroke events following menopause, according to a study published in Neurology.

Although well-tolerated with few adverse events, treatment with leriglitazone did not slow disease progression in men with adrenomyeloneuropathy compared with placebo, per a study published in Lancet Neurology.

White individuals who frequently used sleep medication had a greater risk for dementia compared with those who rarely or never used them, though the same association was not found in Black individuals, a new study found.

Agoraphobic symptoms were common and associated with poor quality of life in adults with epilepsy, while generalized anxiety symptoms were not, according to a study published in Epilepsy Research.

Alto Neuroscience Inc. announced that Alpha Wave Ventures has made a $25 million equity investment to its Series B funding, bringing the total to roughly $60 million as Alto seeks to expand its roster of mental-health related therapeutics.

Smoking cessation was associated with lower risk for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, compared with sustained or even reduced smoking intensity, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

The incidence of frontotemporal labor degeneration-associated disorders is more common in Europe than previously thought, with an estimated 12,057 new cases per year, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.

In children with familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, evidence of motor impairment skills may indicate neurodevelopmental vulnerability for psychosis.

A pill containing antihypertensives and a statin, with or without aspirin, was associated with reduced functional decline, but not reduced cognitive decline, in those aged 65 years and older, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.