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Brain Training and Memory Decline; Alzheimer's Pioneer Dies; Notorious APOE4

— News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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In a 5-year follow-up study, cognitive training in people with mild cognitive impairment. (Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring)

Subcutaneous (Ocrevus Zunovo) was approved for relapsing and progressive multiple sclerosis, Genentech said. The OCARINA II study supported the FDA's decision.

Erenumab (Aimovig) induced in chronic migraine patients. (JAMA Neurology)

Metformin led to in male monkeys. (Cell)

Neurologist and research pioneer , who identified the world's largest extended family with Alzheimer's disease, died of cancer in Medellin, Colombia. (AlzForum)

Science looked at the notorious .

Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, and progressive supranuclear palsy had cell types. (Cell)

Investigational VO659 in cerebrospinal fluid in an early Huntington's disease study, according to Vico Therapeutics.

Concomitant Lewy body pathology in Alzheimer's disease. (Nature Communications)

Blocking excessive mitochondrial fission prevented chronic neurodegeneration in mice. (Cell Reports Medicine)

Some NFL players are wearing soft-shelled pads called over their helmets during games this season. (ESPN)

More research linked risk. (JAMA Network Open)

  • 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.