Neurology
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Moms’ cannabis use in pregnancy tied to anxiety and hyperactivity in offspring
May have epigenetic immunomodulatory effects affecting neurodevelopment
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The neurological super powers of grandma are real
Plus, COVID hits the woods and finger snapping spoils a movie.
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Coffee or tea? Drinking both tied to lower stroke, dementia risk
Drinking coffee or tea reduces the risk for stroke and dementia. But drinking both reduces stroke risk by 30% and dementia risk by 28%.
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ASCEND: Aspirin shows hint of dementia protection in T2D
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Multivitamins, but not cocoa, tied to slowed brain aging
The findings “may have important public health implications, particularly for brain health, given the accessibility of multivitamins and minerals...
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Do adolescents develop CNS autoimmunity after COVID-19?
The researchers examined three pediatric patients who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and, over a period of 5 months in 2020, were admitted to the...
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Brain rhythm predicts response to DBS for severe depression
“Patient by patient, the magnitude of the decrease in the left beta power could predict how well they were doing a week later.”
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Newly discovered vascular barrier in the brain may explain IBD-related anxiety, depression
“This further supports my ongoing contention that the gut really is the center of the universe,” said Dr. David T. Rubin.
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Alopecia tied to a threefold increased risk for dementia
“AA shares a similar inflammatory signature with dementia and has great psychological impacts that lead to poor social engagement,” lead author Dr...
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FDA not recognizing efficacy of psychopharmacologic therapies
If this reorientation is going to lead to the broad indications the newer drugs likely deserve, “we have to move the FDA along,” said Dr. Stephen...
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Sleep time ‘sweet spot’ to slow cognitive decline identified?
Older adults who slept less than 4.5 hours or more than 6.5 hours a night reported significant cognitive decline over time.