by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today May 9, 2023
Non-REM sleep appeared to be a protective cognitive reserve factor, moderating the effect of high amyloid burden on memory function in people with Alzheimer's pathology. (BMC Medicine) Home Remedies For Insomnia
Early amyloid PET gave 40% of memory clinic patients an etiological diagnosis with very high diagnostic confidence, the AMYPAD-DPMS trial showed. (JAMA Neurology)
Sensory neurons going haywire from SARS-CoV-2 infection may explain pain in long COVID, a hamster study suggested. (Science Signaling)
Fucosyltransferase 8 levels in blood may help diagnose epilepsy and refractory epilepsy in children. (PLOS One)
Sex differences in treatment effects need to be reported and understood before new Alzheimer's drugs are prescribed to patients, researchers argued. (JAMA Neurology)
Gut microbiota compositions were significantly altered in early Parkinson's disease and REM sleep behavior disorder, suggesting Parkinson's-like gut dysbiosis occurs at prodromal Parkinson's stages. (Nature Communications)
Researchers successfully repaired a vein of Galen malformation in the brain of a fetus. (Stroke)
The academic board of NeuroImage resigned after its publisher, Elsevier, refused to reduce publication charges. (The Guardian)
Shifting to standard time led to a transient increase in sleep disorders, but no sleep problems were reported after shifting to daylight saving time. (Neurology)
Perceived cognitive deficits early after SARS-CoV-2 infection were linked with long COVID. (JAMA Network Open)
Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for MedPage Today, writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more. Follow
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