Understanding Rx Nonadherence Can Improve Adherence
Changing attitudes toward patients and their medication adherence can improve adherence
Cognition Deficits Seen in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease
Children with less severe CKD and kidney transplant had higher full-scale IQ than those on dialysis
AAN: Alpha-Synuclein Levels in Tears May Help ID Parkinson’s
PD patients have significantly decreased total alpha-synuclein in tears compared with healthy controls
Artificial Intelligence May Help Prevent Physician Burnout
Many potential uses for AI, including improving searches and documentation, selecting treatment
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, White Matter Integrity Tied to Cognition
VO2max positively linked to DTI metrics of fractional anisotropy in about half MW fiber tracts
Alcohol Use Disorders Tied to Increased Risk of Dementia Onset
Most early-onset dementia cases are alcohol-related or have additional diagnosis of alcohol use disorders
CDC: No Change in Percentage of Uninsured in U.S. From ’16 to ’17
Increase in percentage of those aged younger than 65 years enrolled in high-deductible health plan
Neurosurgery Residents Burned Out, but Satisfied With Career
Factors tied to burnout include inadequate OR exposure, hostile faculty, outside social stressors
Prenatal Valproate Exposure May Impact School Performance
Significant decrease in school performance for offspring exposed to valproate versus lamotrigine
In A-Fib Patients, Stroke Risk Higher for Blacks Than Whites
Higher risk of ischemic stroke seen before, after atrial fibrillation diagnosis compared with whites
