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A Multicentre, Randomised, Open-Label, Prospective Study to Estimate the Add-On Effects Of Memantine as Ebixa Oral Pump (Solution) on Language in Patients with Moderate to Severe Alzheimer's Disease Already Receiving Donepezil (ROMEO-AD).

May 29, 2023

This multicentre, randomised, open-label, and prospective study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of memantine (memantine solution) on speech function in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's...

Effects of agricultural land types on microplastic abundance: A nationwide meta-analysis in China.

May 29, 2023

Microplastics (MPs) accumulation in agricultural land that possibly poses threats to food security and human health has recently attracted increasing attention. Land use type probably is a key factor ...

Multiple Concussions in Youth Tied to Variety of Greater Symptoms

May 27, 2023

FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Young patients with a history of multiple concussions report greater cognitive, sleep, and neuropsychiatric symptoms than those with one prior head injury, acc...

Higher Poststroke Glucose Levels Tied to Faster Cognitive Decline

May 27, 2023

FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Higher poststroke glucose levels are associated with faster subsequent global cognitive decline, according to research published online May 17 in JAMA Network ...

Elon Musk's Neuralink Says Brain-to-Computer Interface Has FDA Approval for Clinical Trial

May 27, 2023

FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but Elon Musk's company Neuralink announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a ...

Multivitamin Shows Memory Benefits in Older Adults

May 27, 2023

FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Daily multivitamin supplementation improves memory in older adults compared with placebo, according to a study published online May 24 in the American Journal ...

Efficacy of Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus Deep Brain Stimulation in Drug-resistant Epilepsy

May 26, 2023

The following is a summary of "Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in the MORE Multicenter Patient Registry," published in the May 02, 2023 issue ...

Causal Link ID'd for Alzheimer Disease, Generalized Epilepsy

May 25, 2023

THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is a causal link between Alzheimer disease (AD), amyloid pathology, and generalized epilepsy, according to a study published online May 24 in Neurology...

Examining Cognitive and Clinical Features of Individuals Affected by LATE

May 25, 2023

The following is a summary of "Cognitive and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Limbic-Predominant Age-Related TDP-43 Encephalopathy," published in the May 2023 issue of Neurology by Pagnotti, ...

More Older Americans Use Online Patient Portals to Access Care

May 24, 2023

WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Older Americans are increasingly likely to log into patient portals to access their health care information -- but confidence levels vary, according to the ...

Prenatal Valproate Exposure Tied to Psychiatric Disorders in Late Childhood

May 24, 2023

WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal exposure to the antiepileptic medication valproate is associated with an increased risk for later psychiatric disorders among children of mothers w...

Catching Extra Sleep on Weekends Tied to Lower Risk for Hyperuricemia

May 24, 2023

WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Weekend catch-up sleep among postmenopausal women is associated with a decreased prevalence of hyperuricemia, according to a study published online May 16 i...

U.S. Surgeon General Warns That Social Media Can Harm Teens' Mental Health

May 24, 2023

TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Social media presents a "profound risk" to young brains, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., warned on Tuesday.In the new report -- Surgeon General's Adv...

Economic Burden of Health Inequities Very High in the United States

May 24, 2023

TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The economic burden of health disparities in the United States is very high, according to a study published in the May 16 issue of the Journal of the American...

Association Between PTE and Long-Term Functional Outcomes in Severe TBI Individuals

May 22, 2023

The following is a summary of "Association of Posttraumatic Epilepsy With Long-term Functional Outcomes in Individuals With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury," published in the May 2023 issue of Neurology...

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with a simple CPAP device.

May 22, 2023

CPAP is the "gold standard" treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Current CPAP models have developed additional functions including automatic CPAP and pressure relief. However, CPAP adherence h...

A new neurodevelopmental disorder linked to heterozygous variants in UNC79.

May 22, 2023

The "NALCN channelosome", is an ion channel complex consisting of multiple proteins including NALCN, UNC79, UNC80, and FAM155A. NALCN and UNC80 variants are described in a small number of individuals ...

Differential effects of dopamine receptor agonists ropinirole and quinpirole on locomotor and anxiolytic behaviors in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio): A role for the GABAergic and glutamate system?

May 22, 2023

Zebrafish are frequently used as a vertebrate model to elucidate toxicological and pharmacological mechanisms of action in the central nervous system. Pharmacological studies demonstrate that dopamine...

JMJD8 regulates neuropathic pain by affecting spinal cord astrocyte differentiation.

May 22, 2023

The demethylase JmjC structural domain-containing protein 8 (JMJD8) has been demonstrated to be involved in cellular inflammatory responses. Neuropathic pain (NP) is a chronic pain, and it is unclear ...

Spatial access to buprenorphine-waivered prescribers in the HEALing communities study: Enhanced 2-step floating catchment area analyses in Massachusetts, Ohio, and Kentucky.

May 22, 2023

The opioid overdose epidemic continues to impact a large swath of the population in the US. Medications for opioid use disorders (MOUD) are an effective resource to combat the epidemic; however, there...