Neurology News

ORLANDO, Fla. — An analysis of a large cohort of individuals enrolled in a continuous, multinational survey found no clear associations between brain and heart health and pet ownership, according to a poster.

The future of Alzheimer’s disease detection and treatment may lie in AI-based datasets encompassing an abundance of real-world evidence from a large number of patients, an expert said.

Adults who more frequently consumed several flavonoid-rich foods, like berries and tea, had a significantly lower risk for dementia, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

LGBTQ+ people may be more likely to experience adverse brain health outcomes, including late-life depression and dementia, compared with cisgender straight people, according to study results published in Neurology.

Higher adherence to the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay, or MIND) diet reduced the risk for cognitive impairment, particularly in women, results from a cohort study published in Neurology showed.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Johan Luthman, PhD, discusses new data from post hoc analyses evaluating the efficacy of Rexulti for Alzheimer’s-related agitation.

Around one-third of former professional football players perceived themselves as having chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to results from a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Neurology.

The FDA has approved Aqneursa as an oral treatment for neurological symptoms associated with Niemann-Pick disease type C, a rare genetic disease, in adults and children weighing at least 15 kg, according to a press release.

The use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors reduced the risk for multiple neurodegenerative diseases in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to study results published in Neurology.

The FDA announced in a press release that it has approved Miplyffa to treat neurological symptoms associated with Niemann-Pick disease type C in patients aged 2 years and older.