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To determine whether a history of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) increases risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a retrospective multicenter study has been conducted from COVID-19 registries of three hospitals in Saxony, Germany.

Atherosclerosis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is an important cause of ischemic stroke. Artery-to-artery embolism is the major stroke mechanism in patients with atherosclerotic carotid disease. This study published in BMC Neurology (20, Article number: 288 (2020) hypothesized that the atherosclerotic ICA geometry and plaque location would be...

The novel, orally administered calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonist atogepant has met the primary endpoint

According to this meta-analysis, recently published in Memory & Cognition, music training has no significant effect on cognition.

Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in Alzheimer's research, demonstrating what they describe as the first gene therapy-based approach to treating advanced forms of the disease.

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In the last number of Neurology®, a team representing the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) study reports the cognitive outcomes from low-dose aspirin (100 mg/d) therapy vs placebo in elderly individuals who were free of cardiovascular disease, physical disability, or diagnosed dementia.