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September 1, 2020

It’s Tough to Get a Good Night’s Sleep in Outer Space It’s Tough to Get a Good Night’s Sleep in Outer Space

Shorter sleep duration, more wakefulness, and changes in the sleep cycle brought on by microgravity make it tough for astronauts to get a good night’s sleep […]
September 1, 2020

Nightmares: An Independent Risk Factor for Heart Disease? Nightmares: An Independent Risk Factor for Heart Disease?

Frequent nightmares are independently linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), new research shows. In what researchers describe as “surprising” findings, results from a […]
August 31, 2020

Elon Musk Updates Status of Neuralink’s Brain-Machine Interface Elon Musk Updates Status of Neuralink’s Brain-Machine Interface

Billionaire Elon Musk’s neurotechnology start-up company Neuralink is making headway in developing what it describes as a transformational implantable brain-machine interface (BMI) that will stimulate the […]
August 24, 2020

Alzheimer’s Disease May Affect Sleep Patterns Alzheimer’s Disease May Affect Sleep Patterns

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may have a causal effect on sleep patterns, but disturbed sleep does not appear to cause AD, new research suggests. The causal association […]
August 24, 2020

Choroid Plexuses May Play a Role in Migraine Choroid Plexuses May Play a Role in Migraine

Among migraine sufferers, levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (sVCAM1) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are higher in those who experience more frequent attacks, according […]
August 21, 2020

TNF Inhibitors Linked to Inflammatory CNS Events TNF Inhibitors Linked to Inflammatory CNS Events

Use of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors in patients with autoimmune diseases may increase risk for inflammatory central nervous system (CNS) outcomes, new research suggests The […]
August 21, 2020

Healthy Diets Inversely Linked to Early Parkinson’s Symptoms Healthy Diets Inversely Linked to Early Parkinson’s Symptoms

Adherence to dietary patterns that emphasize vegetables, fruits, nuts, and grains, such as in the Mediterranean diet, is inversely associated with prodromal features of Parkinson’s disease […]
August 20, 2020

FDA OKs Ofatumumab (Kesimpta) for Relapsing Forms of MS FDA OKs Ofatumumab (Kesimpta) for Relapsing Forms of MS

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ofatumumab injection (Kesimpta, Novartis) for the treatment of adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, including relapsing-remitting […]
August 20, 2020

Systolic Orthostatic Hypotension Tied to Dementia Risk Systolic Orthostatic Hypotension Tied to Dementia Risk

Systolic, but not diastolic, orthostatic hypotension is associated with a 40% increase in risk for incident dementia ― and the risk is not affected by demographic […]
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