Dietary restriction may influence neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative and neurological disorders
Eating Less May Protect Your Brain From Inflammation
This narrative review examines the potential of dietary restriction (DR) involving chronic or intermittent calorie or nutrient reduction wit…
Decades of research now suggest that how much — and how often — you eat may directly influence the inflammation driving diseases like Alzhei…
Systematic review of musculoskeletal ultrasonography in stroke patients reveals reduced muscle thickness and altered architecture in lower-leg muscles
Ultrasound Shows Exactly Why Your Leg Won't Move
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated musculoskeletal ultrasonography in 8 studies involving stroke patients.
Ultrasound reveals hidden scar tissue and stiffness inside leg muscles that standard weakness tests miss after a stroke.
Meta-analysis finds high prevalence of zoonotic diseases in African pastoralist livestock systems
Three Deadly Animal-Linked Diseases Hiding in Plain Sight Across Africa
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 34 studies in African pastoralist systems found high prevalence rates for Rift Valley fever and Cri…
Three deadly livestock diseases hide in African pastoral communities, where women face the highest risk despite official counts suggesting t…
Systematic review of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome highlights cranial nerve involvement patterns and prognostic factors
Review finds other nerves often affected in Ramsay Hunt Syndrome cases
This systematic review examined the epidemiology, clinical spectrum, and mechanisms of cranial nerve involvement in patients with Ramsay Hun…
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome often affects hearing and balance nerves alongside facial palsy, signaling more extensive disease and a poorer prognosi…
Acupuncture may modulate autonomic homeostasis in essential hypertension via neural and endocrine pathways
Acupuncture May Actually Lower Blood Pressure — Here's the Science
This narrative review examines acupuncture as an intervention for essential hypertension, focusing on its potential to regulate autonomic ne…
Acupuncture may reset your nervous system to lower blood pressure, offering a complementary option for adults struggling with medication sid…
Sex-specific exposome components influence vulnerability to Major Depressive Disorder in women
Why Women Get Sicker From Stress
This mini-narrative review examines sex-specific exposome components, including environmental and social exposures, neuroendocrine signaling…
Women face nearly double the lifetime risk of depression because environmental toxins and early-life stress permanently alter brain chemistr…
PDE5 inhibitors increased cerebral blood flow in white matter hyperintensity regions in adults with cerebral small vessel disease
An Old Drug Class May Protect the Brain From Silent Damage
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (sildenafil or tadalafil) versus placebo in 236 adults wit…
Drugs already approved for other conditions may help restore blood flow in a part of the brain that quietly fuels strokes and dementia.
Narrative review of continuously administered IV anesthetics for status epilepticus management in adults
Review finds no clear best way to manage severe seizures with IV anesthetics
This narrative scoping review evaluated continuously administered intravenous anesthetic drugs (CIVAD) for status epilepticus in non-anoxic …
There is no single best way to manage severe seizures with IV anesthetics, as current evidence shows conflicting results on timing and uncle…
PETRA-MRA shows improved image quality and occlusion rates in intracranial aneurysm follow-up
New Scan Clears Metal Scars to See Brain Arteries
A prospective comparative study of 100 patients with intracranial aneurysms found PETRA-MRA image quality improved from postoperative day 1 …
This new imaging trick lets doctors see inside your brain without needles or dyes, making check-ups safer and easier.
Retrospective cohort describes Parsonage-Turner syndrome presentation and recovery in 42 patients
The Shoulder Pain Many Doctors Miss for Weeks
A retrospective cohort of 42 patients with Parsonage-Turner syndrome at a Chinese hand surgery center found an average annual incidence of 4…
A rare nerve disorder often starts with severe shoulder pain, yet diagnosis takes two months on average, delaying treatment and recovery.
JUST Score variables predict hemorrhagic versus ischemic stroke differentiation in EMS-transported patients
Can Paramedics Tell Which Stroke You're Having?
This cohort review evaluated North American adult patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke transported by emergency medical services.
A simple checklist used by paramedics can hint at which kind of stroke you're having, so they can rush you to a hospital that actually treat…
First-line platinum-based chemotherapy associated with disease control and survival in recurrent NSCLC patients
Chemotherapy Changes Your Immune Cells
This cohort study evaluated 42 patients with recurrent unresectable locally advanced or stage IV NSCLC without actionable mutations receivin…
Standard lung cancer chemotherapy can reshape the body's immune defenses instead of just destroying them, helping patients control their dis…