Systematic review finds small short-term cognitive benefit from tDCS plus training
Adding stimulation to training offers small, short-term help for memory in cognitive impairment
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with cognitive training versus co…
Combining brain stimulation with standard training may boost memory skills slightly, but the benefit fades over time.
Narrative review evaluates muscle energy techniques for post-stroke spasticity management
Gentle Hands-On Therapy Eases Arm Stiffness After Stroke
This review examines muscle energy techniques for post-stroke spasticity in persons with stroke, though evidence strength is limited.
A gentle hands-on therapy called muscle energy techniques may reduce arm stiffness and improve movement after stroke, but it requires active…
Meta-analysis reports ACADVL expression and lipid ratio differences in tinnitus patients compared with healthy controls
Tinnitus linked to fatty acid metabolism gene changes
This meta-analysis examined oxidative stress-related genes in patients with tinnitus and healthy controls.
Tinnitus may involve a gene that affects how the body breaks down fats, new analysis suggests.
Narrative review suggests melatonin for ICU sleep only after non-pharmacologic measures fail
New Sleep Strategies Could Help ICU Patients Heal Sooner
This narrative review addresses the pharmacologic management of sleep in ICU patients.
ICU patients sleep poorly due to stress. New research shows better sleep strategies could help them heal faster without risky drugs.
Systematic review links preterm delivery to increased stroke risk in parous women over 8 to 57 years
Preterm Birth Linked to Higher Stroke Risk Years Later in Mothers
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 8.7 million parous women examines the association between preterm delivery and subsequent stroke…
Mothers who deliver early face a significantly higher stroke risk decades later, with medically indicated preterm births showing the greates…
Olfactory decline associated with conversion to mild cognitive impairment and dementia in unimpaired adults
Losing your sense of smell might warn of memory loss
This retrospective longitudinal analysis of 922 cognitively unimpaired individuals found olfactory decline associated with conversion to mil…
Losing your sense of smell could warn of memory loss years before symptoms appear in older adults seeking help.
Narrative review highlights association between abnormal bilirubin and Parkinson's disease motor outcomes
Bilirubin’s Hidden Role in Slowing Parkinson’s Progress
This narrative review examines the relationship between abnormal bilirubin levels and Parkinson's disease in patients.
A common substance in your blood—usually linked to jaundice—might actually shield the brain in Parkinson’s disease, changing how doctors cou…
Low-dose IVIG shows similar efficacy to standard-dose IVIG in adults with AChR-positive generalized myasthenia gravis
Low-Dose IVIG Works as Well as High-Dose for MG
This prospective single-center cohort study evaluated low-dose versus standard-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in 34 adults with AChR…
A much smaller dose of IVIG may relieve severe muscle weakness in myasthenia gravis just as well as the standard high dose—cutting treatment…
Carrier-assisted mechanical thrombectomy showed shorter puncture-to-clot times and maintained safety in stroke patients
Carrier catheter may speed clot removal in stroke patients
This multicenter retrospective study evaluated 211 carrier-assisted mechanical thrombectomies at 15 U.S.
A new analysis suggests a specific catheter helps doctors reach clots faster during stroke procedures without increasing bleeding risks.
Circulating biomarkers and gut microbiota profiling predict post-stroke infection in acute ischemic stroke patients
Combined biomarkers and gut bacteria predict stroke infection risk
This prospective observational study evaluated 80 acute ischemic stroke patients admitted within 24 h of onset.
A new study suggests that mixing blood markers with gut bacteria data helps predict infections in stroke patients better than looking at jus…
Nutritional risk linked to lower functional independence in 60 patients with subacute to chronic stroke undergoing rehabilitation
Nutritional risk linked to lower independence scores in stroke rehab patients
This prospective observational study evaluated 60 patients with subacute to chronic stroke in an inpatient rehabilitation program.
Patients with nutritional risk showed lower functional independence at discharge compared to those with normal nutritional status during str…
Computational neuroimaging study finds tDCS anxiety reduction linked to specific fMRI connectivity patterns in older adults
New scan predicts who will get relief from anxiety treatment
This primary study abstract examines transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) effects on anxiety in older adults at risk for Alzheimer…
A new brain scan can predict exactly which older adults with memory issues will feel less anxiety after a specific treatment, helping doctor…