Neurology
Commentary
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for traumatic brain injury: Promising or wishful thinking?
With respect to chronic TBI, it is difficult to imagine how HBOT could reverse brain injury that has been present for months or years.
From the Journals
Loneliness tied to increased risk for Parkinson’s disease
The association between loneliness and incident PD was not moderated by sex, age, or polygenetic risk score.
Commentary
The surprising link between loneliness and Parkinson’s disease
“There are some policy things we can do to reduce loneliness. We can invest in public spaces that bring people together — parks, museums,...
Commentary
Multivitamins and dementia: Untangling the COSMOS study web
When you get a positive result in your research, it’s always exciting. But when a slew of studies that came before you are negative, you aren’t...
News
Unique twin study sheds new light on TBI and risk of cognitive decline
“We know that TBI increases the risk of dementia in later life, but we haven’t known if TBI affects cognitive function, causes cognitive decline...
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How does lecanemab work in Alzheimer’s?
“In our study, we looked at lecanemab and found it can block the activation of the contact system, which could be one of the reasons that it works...
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Lead exposure still a global health burden
Estimates place lead exposure on a par with ambient particulate matter and household air pollution combined, and ahead of unsafe household...
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Sedentary lifestyle tied to increased dementia risk
Dementia risk was elevated whether participants were sedentary for 10 uninterrupted hours or multiple sedentary periods that totaled 10 hours over...
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Abdominal fat linked to lower brain volume in midlife
“Overall, we found that both subcutaneous and visceral fat has similar levels of negative relationships with brain volumes.”
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These four GI conditions may predict Parkinson’s disease
“Experts have known for a very long time that constipation is a potential risk factor for PD, so this study adds to the list of GI conditions that...
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FDA to step up oversight of cosmetics, assess ‘forever chemicals’
The cosmetic products include makeup products, nail polishes, shaving creams, other grooming products, perfumes, face and body cleansers, hair...