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Total plasma tau correlates with dementia onset, Alzheimer’s disease
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Glyceryl trinitrate does not improve outcomes of ischemic stroke
HONOLULU – Although treatment reduced blood pressure, it did not reduce disability at 90 days, compared with sham....
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Barancik award winner probes role of fibrinogen in MS
DALLAS – It’s a chicken-and-egg puzzle to tease out how fibrinogen behaves in the brain.
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Scott Gottlieb to step down as FDA commissioner
Scott Gottlieb, MD, will be stepping down from his post as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in about a month.
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Groups of physicians produce more accurate diagnoses than individuals
Diagnostic accuracy is highest in groups of physicians, compared with individuals and even specialists.
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Drug pricing does not inspire Americans’ trust
Pharmaceutical companies are trusted to create new drugs but not to price them fairly, survey shows.
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MS prevalence estimates reach highest point to date
The prevalence of multiple sclerosis remains higher for women than for men.
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Better epilepsy outcomes with stereoelectroencephalography versus subdural electrode
Stereoelectroencephalography for localization of seizures in epilepsy is associated with fewer complications and better outcomes than subdural...
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Migraine associated with more severe disability in patients with MS
DALLAS – “Traditional migraine risk factors such as obesity, anxiety, and depression were also overrepresented in our cohort” of patients with MS...
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Medical tourism for MS stem cell therapy is common
DALLAS – And 25% of neurologists reported that their patients had complications.
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Smartphone assessment of motor, cognitive function in MS extends clinicians’ reach
DALLAS – Patients enjoyed performing the gamified assessments.