Neurology
News
High and low HDL cholesterol levels linked to dementia risk
There was no significant association between LDL cholesterol and dementia risk.
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Pragmatic solutions to ‘catastrophic’ global stroke burden
Recommendations to reduce the global burden of stroke include measures to improve surveillance, prevention, acute care, and rehabilitation.
Commentary
Multivitamins and dementia: Untangling the COSMOS study web
When you get a positive result in your research, it’s always exciting. But when a slew of studies that came before you are negative, you aren’t...
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AHA reviews impact of aggressive LDL lowering on the brain
The risk for hemorrhagic stroke associated with statin therapy in patients without a history of cerebrovascular disease is “small and consistently...
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Lead exposure still a global health burden
Estimates place lead exposure on a par with ambient particulate matter and household air pollution combined, and ahead of unsafe household...
Literature Review
Abdominal fat linked to lower brain volume in midlife
“Overall, we found that both subcutaneous and visceral fat has similar levels of negative relationships with brain volumes.”
Literature Review
These four GI conditions may predict Parkinson’s disease
“Experts have known for a very long time that constipation is a potential risk factor for PD, so this study adds to the list of GI conditions that...
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FDA to step up oversight of cosmetics, assess ‘forever chemicals’
The cosmetic products include makeup products, nail polishes, shaving creams, other grooming products, perfumes, face and body cleansers, hair...
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Gene therapy offers new way to fight alcohol use disorder
Compared to primates that received a placebo intravenously, those that received the growth factor gene decreased their drinking by about 90%. They...
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Dementia diagnosis a good time to reduce polypharmacy
Time of diagnosis can be a potential inflexion point for deprescribing long-term medications with safety risks, limited benefit, or possible...