Research Summaries

concussion
concussion
07/11/2019
In the keynote address at the American Headache Society’s 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, Chris Nowinski, PhD, co-founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, spoke about his struggle with post-concussive...
07/11/2019
UTI
UTI
06/27/2019
In a new study, researchers evaluated the relationship between skin, blood stream, abdominal, respiratory, and urinary tract infections with the occurrence of acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral...
06/27/2019
FDA
FDA
06/05/2019
After a clinical trial showed the treatment was more effective than placebo, the FDA approved the first treatment for episodic cluster headache in adults that reduces the frequency of attacks.
06/05/2019
patient education
patient education
05/20/2019
The American Stroke Association has updated its 2013 recommendations on improving the stroke systems of care based on improvements and innovations in the field. The review panel provided a comprehensive...
05/20/2019
Dementia
Dementia
05/16/2019
The World Health Organization has released new guidelines detailing specific interventions for the reduction of risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
05/16/2019
Puberty
Puberty
05/13/2019
Authors of a new study determined whether there is an association between age at puberty onset and the risk for multiple sclerosis as well as the effect of BMI on that relationship.
05/13/2019
Hospital Medicine
Hospital Medicine
05/06/2019
In a new review of more than 300,000 patients in the United States, researchers investigated whether common infections during a hospitalization for stroke affect readmission rate.
05/06/2019
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
04/18/2019
Authors of a new study determined which variables assessed during an initial clinical evaluation for concussion are independently associated with time until symptom resolution among pediatric patients. ...
04/18/2019
Cholesterol
Cholesterol
04/11/2019
By studying the medical records and cholesterol levels of more than 27,900 women, researchers determined the association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and hemorrhagic stroke risk.
04/11/2019
pregnancy
pregnancy
03/08/2019
It has been thought that the risk of postpartum relapses in multiple sclerosis is high. However, researchers of a study that will be presented at the AAN Annual Meeting determined whether the scientific...
03/08/2019