Neurology
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AES: Cannabidiol shows promising epilepsy safety and efficacy
Key clinical point: Children and young adults with various severe and treatment-refractory forms of epilepsy who received a pharmaceutical-grade...
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AES: Hormonal contraceptives can boost seizures in epileptics
Key clinical point: Women with epilepsy often reported having more seizures while taking a hormonal contraceptive, compared with women using...
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ADT linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Key clinical point: Patients who underwent ADT for prostate cancer had significantly increased risk of future Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. Major...
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AES: Neurologists ignore low driving risk from epilepsy-drug withdrawal
Key clinical point: Although epilepsy patients tapering off anti-seizure medication face a less than 1% seizure risk when driving neurologists...
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New analyses of data keep hope alive for Alzheimer’s drug gantenerumab
New post hoc analyses of the now-defunct SCARLET ROAD study indicate that patients who had a more rapid progression of Alzheimer’s disease and...
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Experts call for international cooperation on human gene editing
As the International Summit on Human Gene Editing comes to a close, organizers call for cooperation to establish norms for acceptable and ethical...
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CTAD: Anti-tau vaccine demonstrated safety, immunogenicity in phase I study
Key clinical point: An anti-tau vaccine has been judged safe and will advance to phase II testing. Major finding: AADvac-1 induced a robust immune...
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Study suggests radiologically isolated disease is part of MS spectrum
Findings of a new multicenter cohort study confirm suggestions that radiologically isolated syndrome should be treated as part of the multiple...
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BRCA1 may have an impact in Alzheimer’s disease
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Mechanical thrombectomy improves stroke outcomes
Key clinical point: Mechanical thrombectomy and usual care are associated with significantly better functional outcomes after acute ischemic...
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AHA: DAPT prevents migraines after atrial-septal defect closure
Key clinical point: Three months of dual antiplatelet therapy surpassed aspirin monotherapy for preventing new-onset migraine headaches following...