Brain-Training App Aids Cognitive Function After Brain Injury
Cognitive improvement seen in vets using self-administered program remotely for 12 weeks, with results sustained for an additional 12 weeks
Handling of Secondary Genetic Findings in Research Examined
When given more information, almost half of research participants who initially refused opted to accept secondary genetic findings
Xywav Gets FDA Approval to Treat Rare Sleep Disorder
First drug to be approved by the agency for idiopathic hypersomnia
DPP-4i Use May Protect in Alzheimer Dementia With Diabetes
Low amyloid burden and favorable cognitive outcomes seen with DPP-4i use in Alzheimer disease-related cognitive impairment with diabetes
Some Newer Antiseizure Meds May Not Increase Suicide Risk
Current evidence does not support increased suicidality for certain newer antiseizure medications; class warning may not be merited
Phone App Captures Measures of Functional Impairment in MS
Associations between almost all tests with domain-specific standard clinical disability measures were significant
1,173 Cases of Domestic Arboviral Disease Reported in 2019 in United States
83 percent of these were West Nile virus disease cases, of which 65 percent were classified as neuroinvasive disease
Physical Activity Linked to Lower Mortality in Stroke Survivors
Dose-response relationship seen; most of the risk reduction occurred between 0 and 20 metabolic equivalent hours/week
All HHS Health Care Workers Must Now Get COVID-19 Vaccines
Order will affect more than 25,000 clinicians, researchers, contractors, trainees, and volunteers
25 Weeks May Be Cutoff for Severe Neurological Outcomes in Preemies
Preterm delivery before 25 weeks of gestation may be a critical threshold for increased risk for long-term neurological complications
