Midlife Alzheimer’s Biomarker; How Measles Spread in the Brain; MS and HIV

Midlife serum Alzheimer’s biomarkers were linked with accelerated cognitive decline in women. (Alzheimer’s & Dementia)

Researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who died with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. (PLOS Pathogens)

Sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto), a neprilysin inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blocker used for heart failure, may confound plasma amyloid tests for Alzheimer’s disease. (JAMA Neurology)

Binaural beats at 18-Hz led to better performance on an auditory sentence comprehension task. (Cerebral Cortex)

Gamma brain wave stimulation showed promise in treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to a review in the Journal of Internal Medicine.

A population-based study found a lower risk of multiple sclerosis among HIV-positive individuals exposed to antiretroviral therapy. (Annals of Neurology)

Biological correlates of white matter hyperintensities differed between former American football players and asymptomatic unexposed men. (Neurology)

Researchers reported the first known case of vocal cord paralysis after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a teenager. (Pediatrics)

Device maker Synchron appears to be leading the race to bring a brain-computer interface to market. (IEEE Spectrum)

Few health plans have a dedicated Alzheimer’s and dementia care management strategy, a survey from healthcare advisory firm Sage Growth Partners showed.

A paper in Lancet Public Health outlining the relationship between dementia and hearing aid use in the U.K. Biobank cohort was retracted.

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for MedPage Today, writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more. Follow

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