Neurology
Older Adults With Food Insecurity Face Faster Decline in Executive Function
No association seen for changes in immediate or delayed memory
Practitioner-Supported Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Aids Depression
Clinical and cost-effectiveness superior compared with practitioner-supported cognitive behavioral therapy
Comparative Effectiveness of Meds for Acute Low Back Pain Unclear
Low or very low confidence in evidence for reduced pain intensity after treatment with various meds, med combos
Pattern of Early Identification of Autism Reversed After Pandemic
Before pandemic, more evaluations and identifications seen by age 48 months per 1,000 children aged 4 years versus children aged 8 years
Risk for Dementia Increased With Low Bone Mineral Density
Participants with lower bone mineral density at femoral neck more likely to develop all-cause dementia, Alzheimer disease during follow-up
Excess Mortality Seen for People With Epilepsy
Standardized mortality rate increased for those receiving monotherapy, those receiving four or more meds, those without comorbidities
Vestibular Evaluation Can Help Predict Outcomes in Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Recovery of hearing mostly affected by cervical-vestibular evoked myogenic potentials impairment and number of involved receptors
Diabetes Plus Tooth Loss Tied to Worse Cognition
Faster cognitive decline seen for older adults with both conditions
Bidirectional Association Seen Between Worry, Insomnia During Pandemic
Insomnia was more consistently associated with worries about the pandemic than exposure to COVID-19 risk factors
Prevalence of Autism 27.6 Per 1,000 8-Year-Olds in 2020
Prevalence lower among non-Hispanic Whites and children of two or more races versus Blacks, Hispanics, Asian/Pacific Islanders