Neurology News

Patients with tinnitus who used a digital therapeutic system that combines goal-based counseling with personalized sound therapy showed clinically significant improvement after 12 weeks, researchers reported in Frontiers in Neurology.

Heavy drinkers with symptoms of insomnia were less likely to experience alcohol-induced blackouts, researchers reported in Addictive Behaviors.

Leisure activities, such as reading a book, doing yoga and spending time with family and friends, were associated with a decreased risk for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, researchers reported in Neurology.

The digital therapeutic Somryst, which delivers cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia, induced a significant decrease in insomnia severity after 9 weeks, researchers reported in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research.

In this edition, physicians should question patients with restless leg syndrome about cannabis use ; digital therapeutic improves symptoms of insomnia, anxiety and depression; more efficient sleep may benefit patients with fibromyalgia and insomnia and more.

A flexible, implantable electronic device may have clinical application in the treatment of spinal cord injuries and Parkinson’s disease, researchers reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The University of New Hampshire announced it will receive a 5-year, $2.8 million grant from NIH to develop and test social assistive robots to elevate at-home care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

A neurotoxin derived from bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract has been identified as a major contributor to Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported in Frontiers in Neurology.

Fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms reported by people an average of 4 months after COVID-19 infection, according to research in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity.

Associations between cognitive ability in childhood and cognitive state in older age are moderated by how active and enriching one’s lifestyle remains through the middle years, according to a study published in Neurology.