Neurology
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Short steroid taper tested with tocilizumab for giant cell arteritis
Results from a pilot study examining a shortened prednisone taper of 8 weeks’ length rather than 26 weeks suggest it may be possible to reduce...
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AF tied to 45% increase in mild cognitive impairment
The data suggest combining anticoagulation and symptom and comorbidity management may prevent cognitive deterioration.
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More evidence metformin may be neuroprotective
Adults who stopped metformin early were 21% more likely to be diagnosed with dementia during follow-up.
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Higher triglycerides linked to lower dementia risk
“Triglyceride levels may serve as a useful predictor for dementia risk and cognitive decline in older populations.”
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Urgent need to improve early detection of mild cognitive impairment in primary care
More than 99% of clinicians and practices underdiagnosed MCI; clinicians practicing geriatric medicine had higher detection rates than others.
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Is it time to scrap ultraprocessed foods?
For every 10% increase in UPF consumption, the odds of developing any kind of dementia increased by 25% in one study.
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mRNA vaccine cuts COVID-related Guillain-Barré risk
“While Guillain-Barré is extremely rare, people should be aware that having a COVID infection can increase their risk of developing the disorder,...
Conference Coverage
Subcutaneous ocrelizumab, ofatumumab ‘reassuring’ in MS
The study “makes me feel pretty comfortable that regardless of where you’re delivering the therapy, IV or subcutaneously, it’s getting in there...
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Promising topline phase 2 results for novel oral Alzheimer’s drug
The data suggest that a “high plasma pTau-217/non–pTau-217 ratio, a marker of AD pathology, likely defines an AD population responsive to T3D-959...
Commentary
Heart rate variability: Are we ignoring a harbinger of health?
The heart rate variability score be a sensitivity indicator for nervous system and cardiovascular malfunctions.
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Lag in antidepressant treatment response explained?
Compared with the placebo group, participants taking escitalopram had a marked increase in synaptic density.