Butylphthalide, a medication derived from celery seed, may improve outcomes after an acute ischemic stroke when given in addition to thrombolysis or endovascular treatment, a new report suggests ( International Stroke Conference (ISC) 2023: Abstract 90. Published February 2, 2023).
Treatment with the thiazolidinedione pioglitazone may offer the greatest protection against dementia for older adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who have a history of stroke or ischemic heart disease, new research suggests (Neurology. Published February 15, 2023).
Regular use of over-the-counter laxatives has been tied to a significantly increased risk of dementia, particularly among those who use multiple types of laxatives or osmotic laxatives.
A new study published in Annals of Neurology (https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26550) try to investigate molecular biomarkers of a-synuclein and tau aggregation, autophagy, and inflammation in the saliva of de novo Parkinson's disease (PD) patients in comparison to healthy subjects (HS), and to correlate molecular data with clinical features of PD...
Several recent studies have shown an association between epilepsy and Parkinson's disease (PD). The role of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) has not been explored.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) introduced early during the menopausal transition may protect against Alzheimer's dementia in women carrying the APOE4 gene.
Evidence is emerging that lower extremity peripheral nerve impairments are associated with and may even precede dementia.
Middle-aged adults who spend just 9 additional minutes a day participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) experience improved cognition.
People with higher dietary zinc intake have a nearly one-third lower risk of migraine than those who get little zinc in their diets, according to results from a cross-sectional study of more than 11,000 American adults.
Obesity reportedly increases the risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS), but little is known about its association with disability accumulation.
