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Do Astronauts Experience “Space Headaches”?

Space travel and zero gravity can take a toll on the body. A new study has found that astronauts with no prior history of headaches may experience migraine and tension-type headaches during long-haul space flight, which includes more than 10 days in...
8-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Do Veterans Who Experience Concussions Have an Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s?

Middle-age veterans who experienced concussions due to blasts from explosive devices may have biomarkers in their spinal fluid similar to people who develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published in the March 13, 2024, online...
8-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Black People Half as Likely to Be Evaluated for Genetic Testing as White People

Genetic testing has become a more common way to diagnose and manage many neurologic conditions including dementia, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy, but a new study has found not everyone may have the same level of access to these tests. Black...
1-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Does Stroke Risk Linked to Sleep Apnea Vary by Race?

The risk of stroke tied to sleep apnea may vary for Black people and white people, according to a study published in the March 6, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
1-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

People with Essential Tremor May Have Increased Risk of Dementia

Dementia may be three times more common among people with essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, than the general population, according to research released today, March 6, 2024. The study will be presented at the...
23-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Does Iron Accumulate in Brain After Concussions?

People who have headaches after experiencing concussions may also be more likely to have higher levels of iron in areas of the brain, which is a sign of injury to brain cells, according to a preliminary study released today, March 5, 2024, that will...
23-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Good News—MS Drugs Taken While Breastfeeding May Not Affect Child Development

Certain medications for multiple sclerosis (MS) called monoclonal antibodies, taken while breastfeeding, may not affect the development of a child during the first three years of life, according to a preliminary study released today, March 4, 2024....
23-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Sleep Apnea Symptoms Linked to Memory and Thinking Problems

People who experience sleep apnea may be more likely to also have memory or thinking problems, according to a preliminary study released today, March 3, 2024, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 76th Annual Meeting taking...
23-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST Add to Favorites


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Stroke Neurologist Expert Immediately Available to Discuss Condition and Treatment After Illinois Senator Mark Kirk Experiences Stroke

Expert neurologist immediately available to discuss stroke after news that Illinois Senator Mark Kirk has experienced a stroke.
23-Jan-2012 2:00 PM EST

Neurotrauma Experts Available

The American Academy of Neurology has neurotrauma experts available for interviews to discuss critical care and recovery.
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Experts Available on Head Trauma and ALS

The American Academy of Neurology has neurology experts in Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis and head injury available to speak about the latest findings regarding the two conditions in the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology.
17-Aug-2010 2:55 PM EDT

Neurologist Available to Speak About Stroke

A stroke spokesman for the American Academy of Neurology is available to speak about stroke related to Vice President Joe Biden's oldest son suffering a mild stroke.
12-May-2010 9:00 AM EDT

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