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Melatonin and Alzheimer's; Napping-Parkinson's Link; An Unusual ARIA Case

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Could melatonin prevent -- or treat -- ? A review in Molecular Psychiatry takes a close look.

Exposure to individual metals and mixtures of metals was associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and survival. (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry)

Daytime napping frequency was tied to , but no causal relationship emerged in a Mendelian randomization analysis. (BMC Medicine)

In a JAMA Neurology viewpoint, researchers urged Medicare to cover for at-risk older adults.

Clinicians described fatal refractory status epilepticus associated with (ARIA) in an Alzheimer's patient treated with aducanumab (Aduhelm). (Neurology)

Mice exposed to air pollution who were fed GSM-15606, an investigational , had lower levels of amyloid-beta 42. (Alzheimer's & Dementia)

In another mouse study, non-invasive multisensory gamma stimulation . (Nature Communications)

People who run in some cities said it's difficult to recruit Black patients. (KFF)

The cumulative was estimated at 400 million individuals, with an annual economic cost of $1 trillion. (Nature Medicine)

The FDA approved with Medtronic's DBS system to treat Parkinson's disease or essential tremor.

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for 51˶, writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.