Neurology

Repeated head impacts: What they mean for dementia risk

Repeated blows to the head in contact sports significantly increase the risk of dementia, particularly in former professional athletes.

Chronic Migraine: Is the Gut-Brain Axis the Missing Link?

Chronic migraine frequently co-occurs with gastrointestinal issues, suggesting a gut-brain axis involvement through dysbiosis and inflammation.

Football Headers Linked to Cognitive Decline, Neurodegeneration

Repeated head impacts from football headers correlate with increased risk of cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative disease, particularly in former professional players.

Roche Halts Huntington's Gene-Silencing Programs

Roche has ended its gene-silencing programs for Huntington's disease, including tominersen, after clinical trials failed to show benefit or raised safety concerns.

Vitamin C's cognitive promise clashes with new clinical data

Vitamin C supplementation does not improve cognitive function in healthy adults. Advanced MRI reveals previously undetectable MS lesions, while new criteria define profound autism.

Katie Couric's Transient Global Amnesia: A 'Big, Black Hole' Event

Katie Couric recently described an episode of transient global amnesia, a sudden, temporary loss of memory that can be alarming but is typically benign.

Dopamine Agonists: A Fading Role in Parkinson's Treatment?

Dopamine agonists, once a cornerstone for Parkinson's disease, face increasing scrutiny due to neuropsychiatric side effects and limited long-term motor benefits.

Eptinezumab Improves Cognitive Symptoms in Migraine Patients

Eptinezumab significantly reduced cognitive symptoms in patients with migraine, offering a new dimension of relief beyond headache frequency.

Migraine Linked to Increased Vascular Dementia Odds in Observational Data

Observational studies indicate a consistent association between a history of migraine and elevated odds for developing vascular dementia later in life.