Op-Ed: Now Isn't the Time to Ignore the Opioid Crisis Swift federal action can remove barriers to life-saving treatment Mar 06, 2021
Real-World Study Shows MS Patients Have High Infection Risks Urinary, kidney infections especially are more common for people with MS than others Mar 02, 2021
Brain Imaging Study Paused After LGBTQ+ Advocates Complain Concerns that UCLA research could damage participants' mental health Mar 01, 2021
Cannabis Tied to Rebound Headaches in Chronic Migraine Patients Study adds to findings about marijuana and migraine Mar 01, 2021
Juggling COVID Vax, MS Therapies Proves Challenging The issue: some multiple sclerosis drugs may attenuate antibody responses to vaccination Mar 01, 2021
Worse COVID-19 Outcomes Tied to MS Disability, Age North American data echoes findings from around the world Feb 28, 2021
Multiple Sclerosis and Depression: Are Links Causal? Mendelian randomization study says no, but predisposition to obesity may play a role Feb 28, 2021
Blood Biomarker Linked with MS Disability, Brain Atrophy Diabetes, smoking, BMI may influence serum NfL, real-world study suggests Feb 27, 2021
Telemedicine Gets Thumbs Up, MS Specialists Say Most providers want to keep using it, but limitations need to be resolved Feb 27, 2021
Device to Prevent Athletes' Brain Injury Wins FDA Nod Low-tech neck collar keeps brain from "sloshing" during moderate impacts Feb 26, 2021
Ethics Consult: Does Dementia Preclude 'Consent' to Sex? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Feb 26, 2021
White Bread or White Rice? Glycemic Index Telling of CVD Risk Across Borders Observational study suggests role of diet in primary, secondary prevention alike Feb 24, 2021
Alzheimer's May Start Sooner for People With Anxiety, Depression History Psychiatric disorders could have additive effects on AD pathophysiology, study suggests Feb 24, 2021
PTSD Post-COVID; Caplyta Seeking New Indications News and commentary from the psychiatry world Feb 24, 2021
ECG Patch Boosts Afib Diagnoses in Older Folks But unclear if it's clinically beneficial Feb 24, 2021
Young Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients See Lags in Care Diagnosis typically came years after disease onset; providers claim lack of knowledge on HS pain Feb 24, 2021
Fentanyl, Meth Use Shot Up When COVID Hit New report from drug testing company shows increases in positive tests for both substances Feb 24, 2021
Anakinra for Gout Flares: Is There a Role? IL-1 blockade was not superior to triamcinolone, but does have advantages Feb 23, 2021
How Long Do COVID Olfactory Problems Last? Sense of smell can be altered for 5 months or longer, Canadian study suggests Feb 22, 2021
Drinks, Drugs and Smokes Spell Early Heart Disease Amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine posed the greatest ASCVD risk in the young Feb 16, 2021
Heart Failure Drug Tempers Heart Rate, Symptoms in POTS Promising results for people with hyperadrenergic subtype of the complex disorder Feb 16, 2021
Sleep-Dementia Link; Neanderthal Mini-Brains; MS Tx and COVID Vax News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Feb 16, 2021
COVID Vaccine for Migraine Patients? Headache, vaccine experts field questions from Twitter Feb 12, 2021
HDL Cholesterol Linked to Parkinson's Disease Population study shows relationships between HDL levels and variability with incident PD Feb 05, 2021
Brain Tumor Risk Upped With Synthetic Progestogen Absolute risk still low, however, and product not currently approved in U.S. Feb 03, 2021
USPSTF: Still a Hard Pass on Carotid Artery Stenosis Screening Science hasn't improved, task force says Feb 02, 2021
Most College Football Head Impacts Occur in Practice, Not Games Findings may have NCAA policy implications Feb 01, 2021
80% of COVID-19 Patients May Have Lingering Symptoms, Signs More than 50 effects persisted after acute infection, meta-analysis shows Jan 30, 2021
Opioids Concerningly Common for Diabetic Nerve Pain But overall prescriptions for pain meds have tapered off over the years Jan 28, 2021
Dementia Tied to Large Perivascular Spaces Enlarged spaces around cerebral small blood vessels linked to cognitive decline over time Jan 27, 2021
Compression Wraps Promising for POTS Small trial favors a simple treatment for chronic orthostatic intolerance Jan 18, 2021
Op-Ed: We Should Not Allow a Marijuana Free-for-All Harms from cannabis are real -- they must be recognized and mitigated Jan 16, 2021
High Cognitive Performance at Age 100 Some centenarians show resilience to cognitive decline, despite brain pathology Jan 15, 2021
Naltrexone-Bupropion Helps for Meth Addiction, but Not a Lot More people on treatment had negative urine samples after 6 weeks Jan 13, 2021
Primary Progressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's Doesn't Foretell Memory Loss No memory decline over more than 2 years in small study, though speech deficits grew Jan 13, 2021
Acute Brain Dysfunction Prolonged in COVID-19 ICU Patients 'COVID in the ICU is like a delirium factory' Jan 11, 2021
Op-Ed: Why (and How) We Don't Prescribe Oxycodone Greater desirability equals greater addictive potential Jan 09, 2021
Alzheimer's Blood Tests: Big Breakthroughs in 2020 Game-changing strides in tau assays, and an amyloid test enters the market Jan 06, 2021