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Alzheimer's Researcher Indicted; Predicting Parkinson's Progression; Fitness and ALS

— News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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A Cassava Sciences collaborator was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of defrauding the NIH in grant applications supporting the company's , which is now in phase III studies. (Reuters)

A new type of surgical intervention and a prosthetic interface helped leg amputees walk naturally. (Nature Medicine)

About a quarter of in patients with multiple sclerosis were not associated with MRI activity. (JAMA Neurology)

A , an active immunotherapeutic targeting pathological alpha-synuclein, showed promise in Parkinson's disease. (Nature Medicine)

MRI , a prospective study showed. (Radiology)

Black participants in the ENROLL-HD observational study were 1 year later than white participants. (Neurology Clinical Practice)

The New York Times took a closer look at the on the brain and Navy SEALS who died by suicide.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommended steps Congress, federal agencies, and others could take to make (ALS) a livable disease in the next 10 years.

High levels of physical activity and fitness were linked with a more than 30 years later in men, but not in women. (Neurology)

Atogepant (Qulipta) was , with and without acute medication overuse. (Neurology)

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