Death by suicide increased after Alzheimer’s or dementia diagnosis, with the highest risk among people 65 to 74 years old and in the first 90 days after diagnosis. (Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
Cholesterol catabolism and bile acid synthesis may have sex-specific effects on dementia progression. (PLOS Medicine)
Blood oxygenation and neurovascular coupling were decreased in the hippocampus compared with neocortex due to microvascular differences, a mouse study showed. (Nature Communications)
Nearly half of people 40 and older who lost consciousness from a head injury had disability in at least one functional domain later in life. (Neurology)
Imaging in the medial prefrontal cortex suggested when white lies had selfish motives. (Journal of Neuroscience)
Among stroke-free and dementia-free older adults, aortic stiffness was associated with cerebrospinal fluid markers of synaptic dysfunction, neurodegeneration, and neuroinflammation, but not amyloidosis. (Neurology)
Six months after discharge, COVID-19 patients with neurologic complications during their hospital stay had worse functional outcomes than those without in-hospital neurologic symptoms. (Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
A Lancet series on chronic pain examined its complexity and treatment.
The Parkinson’s Foundation and the American College of Sports Medicine announced new exercise recommendations for people with Parkinson’s disease and exercise professionals working with them, based on expert consensus.
Here’s why one physician won’t prescribe aducanumab for his Alzheimer’s patients if the drug is approved. (STAT)