Research Summaries

Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis
05/07/2020
In a recent study, researchers investigated whether women with multiple sclerosis have an increased risk of relapse after pregnancy, and whether this risk is impacted by breastfeeding or disease-modifying...
05/07/2020
Neurology
Neurology
04/09/2020
The authors of a recent narrative review sought to identify factors that may be associated with an increased risk of stroke among women with migraine.
04/09/2020
stroke
stroke
04/03/2020
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Stroke Council Leadership has released temporary emergency guidance on stroke care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
04/03/2020
Screening
Screening
03/20/2020
In a new study, researchers developed and validated a 25-item, disease-specific, patient-reported outcome measure for vestibular migraine.
03/20/2020
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Acute Ischemic Stroke
03/19/2020
Investigators of the RESTORE BRAIN study determined whether a selective GABAA α5 receptor antagonist is a safe and effective therapy for patients with ischemic stroke.
03/19/2020
Treatment
Treatment
03/04/2020
After identifying 3 neuroprotective drugs acting on different axonal pathobiologies, the researchers assessed each drug’s efficacy on percentage brain volume change among patients with secondary progressive...
03/04/2020
Ischemic Stroke
Ischemic Stroke
02/27/2020
Can apolipoprotein CIII plasma concentration predict whether a patient with coronary artery disease is at greater risk for experiencing ischemic stroke or a transient ischemic attack? Here are the results...
02/27/2020
Dementia
Dementia
02/18/2020
After reviewing data from 4500 MESA participants, researchers determined whether tracking cross-sectionally measured NT-proBNP over 3.2 years is related to incident dementia. Find out more about this new...
02/18/2020
bone density
bone density
02/14/2020
It is unclear why patients with multiple sclerosis have reduced bone mineral density. Authors of a new study investigated the factors that may cause this decrease and found several independent contributors....
02/14/2020
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
01/27/2020
Researchers investigated the effect of shift work on headache, as well as whether the association between shift work and headache could be explained by potential mediators such as perceived stress and poor...
01/27/2020