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Brett Favre's Parkinson's: 'Hell, I Wrote the Book on Head Trauma'

What we know -- and don't know -- about pro football and brain disorders

Sep 27, 2024
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NIH Neuroscience Leader Committed Research Misconduct, Agency Says

Longtime NIA researcher investigated synaptic damage in neurodegenerative disorders

Sep 26, 2024
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Sexual and Gender Minorities More Likely to Have Adverse Brain Outcomes

Some LGBTQ+ groups have higher likelihood of dementia

Sep 25, 2024
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Fluoride in Water Poses Enough Risk to Kids' IQ to Merit EPA Action, Judge Says

Ruling is a blow to practice hailed as one of the greatest achievements in public health

Sep 25, 2024
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Second Drug OK'd for Ultra-Rare Neurodegenerative Disease

FDA approves levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) for Niemann-Pick disease type C

Sep 25, 2024
FDA APPROVED levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) over a computer rendering of mutating DNA.
Flavonoid-Dementia Link; Political Beliefs and the Brain; Ethics of Brain Biopsies

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Sep 24, 2024
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One in Three Former NFL Players Believe They Have CTE

About 25% of men who thought they had CTE reported feeling suicidal

Sep 23, 2024
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McDonald Criteria Revisions Signal Shift Toward MS as a Biologically Based Disease

Some cases of radiologically isolated syndrome will be considered multiple sclerosis

Sep 23, 2024
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EPA Scientists Say They Were Pressured to Downplay Health Harms From Chemicals

And a watchdog found they were retaliated against

Sep 22, 2024
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Women With MS Less Likely to Receive Treatment Than Men

Is "therapeutic inertia" to blame?

Sep 21, 2024
ECTRIMS over a photo of Bella Center Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kids With MS May Have Better Outcomes When Started on High-Efficacy Treatment Early

Starting monoclonal antibody therapy during childhood reduced long-term disability

Sep 20, 2024
ECTRIMS over a photo of Bella Center Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.
First Drug Approved for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

Arimoclomol (Miplyffa) greenlit for ultra-rare genetic disorder

Sep 20, 2024
FDA APPROVED arimoclomol (Miplyffa) over a computer rendering of a strand of DNA.
Tolebrutinib Slows Disability in Non-Relapsing Secondary Progressive MS

Liver toxicity may still be a concern

Sep 20, 2024
ECTRIMS over a photo of Bella Center Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Blood Markers Help Predict MS Disease Progression

Patients with high NfL at disease onset may benefit from high-efficacy treatments

Sep 19, 2024
ECTRIMS over a photo of Bella Center Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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