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Noninvasive testing in midlife flags late-onset epilepsy risk
The study could help identify at-risk individuals years before symptoms of epilepsy appear.
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Early menopause, delayed HT tied to Alzheimer’s pathology
The link between HT, dementia, and cognitive decline has been hotly debated since the initial release of findings from the Women’s Health...
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Food insecurity linked to more rapid cognitive decline in seniors
Food insecurity is linked to a more rapid decline in executive function in older adults, a new study shows.
The findings were reported just...
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Disordered sleep tied to a marked increase in stroke risk
“Sleep disturbance may also have a bi-directional relationship with many stroke risk factors; for example, sleep disturbance may be a symptom of...
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Do B vitamins reduce Parkinson’s risk?
“Although some of our results suggest that a higher intake of vitamin B12 may decrease the risk of PD in a population of U.S. health professionals...
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Telehealth services tied to a major reduction in opioid overdose deaths
“The expansion of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have had positive effects on patients receiving MOUD [medication for opioid...
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New schizophrenia genes identified
“There’s reason to believe if you can find a mechanism by which a human being could develop a psychosis, then reversing that mechanism could help...
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Mortality risk in epilepsy: New data
“To our knowledge, this is the only study that has assessed the cause-specific mortality risk among people with epilepsy according to age and...
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High stress levels linked to cognitive decline
“We were able to see that regardless of race or gender, stress is bad.”
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Once-daily stimulant for ADHD safe, effective at 1 year
The most common Treatment-emergent adverse events during the treatment phase were decreased appetite, upper respiratory tract infection,...
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Once-daily stimulant for ADHD safe, effective at 1 year
Most treatment-emergent adverse events were mild to moderate,in a phase 3 study.
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Depressive symptoms tied to higher stroke risk, worse outcomes
The findings of a new study build on prior research examining the link between depression and stroke.
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APA releases updated eating disorder guidelines
The updated guidelines focus primarily on anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
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Focused ultrasound ablation reduces dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease
The procedure can be used to “treat patients when other surgical procedures can’t be applied.”
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Statin disappoints for treatment-resistant depression
“Clinical trials of other statins ... have also been congruent with our results,” said Dr. M. Ishrat Husain.