Brain

Significant dose-response associations were found for transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation across several mental disorders, including schizophrenia and depression, according to research.

DENVER — A panel of four experts discussed different aspects of the ways brain health and climate change are linked at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

A novel MRI technique showed brain microstructure changes in people who have had COVID-19, and it traced long COVID symptoms to specific networks of the brain, according to a study.

PHILADELPHIA — Baseline eGFR may be linked with cognition and longitudinal brain structural changes in regions with specific gene expression characteristics, according to findings of a Canadian study presented at ASN Kidney Week.

For individuals exposed to athletic-related head contact, glial fibrillary acidic protein may help identify those who are at risk for progressive regional brain atrophy and cognitive decline, per data from Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy.

In a diverse cohort of Hispanic/Latino individuals, longer sleep duration was associated with lower total brain and gray matter volume, according to research published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

A virtual reality therapy designed to ease anxiety associated with neuroimaging tests for patients with primary brain tumors appeared feasible, according to an interim analysis of a phase 2 clinical trial.

WASHINGTON — Patients who have experienced brain injuries that are multiple, bilateral, severe or diffuse may present with undiagnosed visual hallucinations, according to a poster presented at Optometry’s Meeting.

Gravity is fundamental — it holds our feet to the Earth. But our perception of gravity is more malleable.

Genentech announced positive results from its global phase 2 study evaluating the investigational oral Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor fenebrutinib in adults with relapsing forms of MS.