The largest study of its kind to date shows that women may not be able to learn as well shortly before menopause compared to other stages in life. The research is published in the May 26, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
People who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins after a stroke may be less likely to have another stroke later, according to research published in the May 26, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
A new study shows that older people who are thinner or are losing weight quickly are at a higher risk of developing dementia, especially if they started out overweight or obese. The research is published in the May 19, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
A new tool can help predict whether people age 65 and older have a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Research on the tool is published in the May 13, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Alzheimer's disease patients who develop delirium, a sudden state of severe confusion and disorientation, are significantly more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline than Alzheimer's patients who didn't experience delirium, according to research published in the May 5, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The risk of developing leukemia as a side effect of a drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) is higher than previously reported, according to a study to be presented as part of the Late-breaking Science Program at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 "“ May 2, 2009.
Using a steroid drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) in addition to an MS drug may reduce the amount of disease activity more than using the MS drug alone, according to a study that will be presented as part of the Late-breaking Science Program at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 "“ May 2, 2009.
Reaching optimal levels for cholesterol and high blood pressure in people who've had a stroke adds up to prevent a second stroke or heart attack, according to a study to be presented as part of the Late-breaking Science Program at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 "“ May 2, 2009.
A drug widely used to treat seizures and anxiety appears to be an effective treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS) and helps people with the disorder get a better night's sleep, according to a study that will be presented as part of the Late-breaking Science Program at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 "“ May 2, 2009. RLS affects up to one in ten people.
Robert C. Griggs, MD, FAAN, was elected the 31st president of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) at its 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 "“ May 2, 2009. Griggs succeeds Stephen M. Sergay, MB BCh, FAAN, who has completed his two-year term as president.
Hollywood actress Holly Robinson Peete is the spokesperson for the AAN's first patient education video, which focuses on Parkinson's disease. The video, Parkinson's Disease: A Guide for Patients Families, was distributed at the Annual Meeting in Seattle to members to share with patients in their practices.
New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society show it's relatively safe for women with epilepsy to become pregnant, but caution must be taken, including avoiding one particular epilepsy drug that can cause birth defects. The guidelines are published in the April 27, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, and will be presented April 27, 2009, at the Academy's Annual Meeting in Seattle.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has redesigned its public website, TheBrainMatters.org, to provide a comprehensive resource for neurology patients and their families. The site is available for Academy members to refer patients, caregivers, health care organizations, and the public for the latest information and resources on specific neurologic disorders.
ABC's hit television show Grey's Anatomy has selected the American Academy of Neurology Foundation as one of its favorite charities and has listed the AAN Foundation on the Grey's Anatomy online wedding registry for the show's main characters, Dr. Meredith Grey and Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd. Fans and the public are encouraged to make donations to the AAN Foundation in lieu of gifts. The public can buy a virtual brain for $5 with 100% of their gift helping to fund vital research into brain tumors, dementia, MS, Parkinson's disease, autism, headache, stroke, and hundreds of other neurologic conditions. Buy a virtual brain now at www.TheBrainMatters.org/buyabrain.
A new study shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen do not prevent Alzheimer's disease, but they may instead delay its onset. The study suggests a need for re-interpretation of earlier findings that suggested NSAIDs can prevent the disease. The research is published in the April 22, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
A first of its kind study examining the effects of methamphetamine use during pregnancy has found the drug appears to cause abnormal brain development in children. The research is published in the April 15, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Foundation and the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) are pleased to announce the creation of a three-year Clinician Scientist Development Fellowship Award to support research related to myasthenia gravis. The deadline for applying is October 1, 2009. The $240,000 fellowship will be awarded to the recipient over a three-year period.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is awarding the 2009 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases to three researchers for their work in Alzheimer's disease research. Michael Wolfe, PhD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Robert Vassar, PhD, of Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; and Berislav V. Zlokovic, MD, PhD, of the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY, will receive the award during the AAN's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, held April 25 through May 2, 2009.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is awarding the 2009 S. Weir Mitchell Award to Sashank Prasad, MD, with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, for his research in understanding the brain's response to early blindness. Prasad will receive the award during the AAN's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, held April 25 through May 2, 2009. Prasad is an Academy member.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is awarding the 2009 Sheila Essey Award"“An Award for ALS Research to Orla Hardiman, MD, FRCP, FAAN, with Trinity College Dublin; and Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD, MSC, with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Hardiman and Cudkowicz will receive the award during the AAN's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, held April 25 through May 2, 2009. Hardiman is a Fellow of the Academy and Cudkowicz is an Academy member.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association awarded the 2009 Robert Katzman, MD, Clinical Research Training Fellowship to Joshua Shulman, MD, PhD, a senior neurology resident at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital, for his work investigating genes that influence risk for Alzheimer's disease. The two-year, $130,000 fellowship will be formally presented during the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, held April 25 through May 2, 2009.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is awarding the 2009 Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize to Matthew Flaherty, MD, with the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center for his research in stroke treatment. Flaherty will receive the award during the AAN's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, held April 25 through May 2, 2009. Flaherty is a member of the American Academy of Neurology.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is awarding the 2009 Extended Neuroscience Award to Cyrus Raji, BS, BA, a MD/PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh. Raji is being honored for his research that adds insight into the joint effects of aging and Alzheimer's disease on the brain. Raji will receive the award during the AAN's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, held April 25 through May 2, 2009.
The American Academy of Neurology is awarding the 2009 Movement Disorders Research Award to Mahlon DeLong, MD, at the Emory University School of Medicine, for his work on the functional organization of the basal ganglia, the basis of movement disorders and how neurosurgical approaches, including high-frequency electrical stimulation of these brain circuits improves movement disorders. DeLong will receive the award during the AAN's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, held April 25 through May 2, 2009. DeLong is a member of the AAN.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is awarding its 2009 Founders Award to Kazuma Nakagawa, MD, with the University of California San Francisco, for his research using Doppler ultrasound to study blood flow regulation in stroke patients. Nakagawa will receive the award during the AAN's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, held April 25 through May 2, 2009. Nakagawa is a member of the AAN.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is awarding the 2009 Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology to Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD, a pediatric neurologist with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, for his research to better understand the development of the network structure of the brain in patients with Tourette syndrome. Schlaggar will receive the award during the AAN's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, held April 25 through May 2, 2009. Schlaggar is an Academy member.
The number of children with a certain blood disorder undergoing an ultrasound to help prevent stroke is up significantly in the past 10 years since the publication of a major study showing its benefits. However, limited access to labs that perform this type of screening appears to be a barrier to helping these children who are at a high risk of stroke.
A new study shows both obesity and a large belly appear to increase the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common sleep disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move your legs. The research is published in the April 7, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee has invited AAN Board member Bruce Sigsbee, MD, FAAN, of Rockport, Maine, to testify on behalf of the Academy during a hearing focusing on health care quality and cost control. The hearing is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET, Thursday, April 2, 2009.
A new study shows that people with multiple sclerosis may be at a lower risk for cancer overall, but at a higher risk of developing certain types of cancer, such as brain tumors and bladder cancer. The study is published in the March 31, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
People who have osteoporosis are more likely to also have vertigo, according to a study published in the March 24, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
People who have lost brain cells in the hippocampus area of the brain are more likely to develop dementia, according to a study published in the March 17, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
A new study shows that higher temperatures and lower barometric air pressure may lead to a higher, short-term risk of headaches, but air pollution may not have a significant effect on headache. The research is published in the March 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Registration is now open to journalists planning to attend the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in Seattle. The Annual Meeting Press Room serves hundreds of print, broadcast, and online reporters from around the world during the AAN Annual Meeting.
A large new study provides evidence that longer exposure to the body's own hormones may protect women from Parkinson's disease. The study was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009.
More than a year after developing a unique neurological disorder, the affected pork processing plant workers have improved, but all have some continuing symptoms and many have ongoing mild pain, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009.
Many soldiers who experienced mild head trauma or a blast exposure while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan are returning to the United States with headaches, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009.
People whose parents or aunts and uncles have had a brain aneurysm are more likely to have one themselves, indicating that genetic risk factors passed down by generation are responsible. Prior studies had suggested that aneurysm ruptures affect the offspring or second generation as much as 20 years younger than older generations. This suggests that a genetic risk factor is accumulating with each generation and that aggressive screening should be performed. But a new study shows that may not be the case, and the aneurysms actually may happen at an older age.
People who start smoking before age 17 may increase their risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009.
Women who have multiple sclerosis may reduce their risk of relapses after pregnancy if they breastfeed their babies, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009.
People who have parents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or dementia may be more likely to have memory loss themselves in middle age, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009.
Participating in certain mental activities, like reading magazines or crafting in middle age or later in life, may delay or prevent memory loss, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009.
People with a family history of melanoma may have a greater risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009.
New research looks at whether a gene variant may affect the link between migraine and stroke or heart attacks. The study is published in the February 17, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The HPV vaccine does not increase the risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009. Guillain-Barré is a disorder that causes muscle weakness and tingling that can progress to paralysis.
Overweight people who are between the ages of 20 and 55 may have a higher risk of experiencing migraine headaches, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009.
Doctors may be able to use certain cognitive tests to help determine whether a person with Alzheimer's disease can safely get behind the wheel. The research is published in the February 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
While a higher level of education may help lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease, new research shows that once educated people start to become forgetful, a higher level of education does not appear to protect against how fast they will lose their memory. The research is published in the February 3, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
People with a particular gene variant may be more likely to develop brain tumors, and at an earlier age, than people without the gene, according to a study published in the January 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The American Academy of Neurology's (AAN) 61st Annual Meeting is the world's largest annual gathering of neurologists and includes more than 2,000 research presentations on the latest advances in research on disorders affecting the brain and central nervous system.
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