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Lucid Moments in Late Dementia; Seizure Dogs and Epilepsy; Wildfire Smoke Effects

— News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Researchers among people with late-stage Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. (Alzheimer's & Dementia)

Seizure dogs in adults with medically refractory epilepsy, the EPISODE study showed. (Neurology)

Varoglutamstat, an investigational oral glutaminyl cyclase inhibitor being studied in early Alzheimer's disease, in the phase IIb VIVIAD study, Vivoryon Therapeutics said.

Epstein-Barr virus was strongly associated with . (Annals of Neurology)

A systematic review highlighted from wearable digital devices that may identify individuals at risk of dementia-causing diseases. (Alzheimer's & Dementia)

Neural networks appeared to synchronize to direct cerebrospinal fluid perfusion and , an animal study showed. (Nature)

Lifestyle behaviors that were tied to and youth included meal irregularity, late chronotype, prolonged screen exposure, and frequent substance use or exposure. (Neurology)

A Nature Reviews Neurology paper looked at in inflammatory bowel disease.

Researchers called for a more concerted effort to investigate links between and possible neurologic effects in humans. (JAMA Neurology)

A STAT investigation showed how efforts to use buprenorphine and methadone to treat are thwarted in the U.S.

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