June 28, 2022 Cardiovascular Diesase Could a ‘quick and easy’ bone density test help predict risk for vascular dementia late in life? Study suggests this is possible but does not have the power to demonstrate causality.
June 24, 2022 Clinical Research End of week wrap up: Not being able to stand on one legs means you die earlier?, Alzheimer an autoimmune disease?, and COVID vaccines saved millions of lives according to Lancet-published study.
June 14, 2022 General information ROLLING STONE – “Anti-Vaxxers Are Flipping Out Over Justin Bieber’s Facial Paralysis”. There is no evidence of a connection between COVID vaccine and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. It is not known if he had the vaccine after getting COVID in Feb ’22.
May 9, 2022 General information Neurodevelopmental study shines some noise on why teens tune out mom’s voice and pay more attention to others.
April 26, 2022 Neurology Phase 2 study demonstrates that a new blood plasma Alzheimer biomarker may assist in earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
April 8, 2022 Apps and diagnosis Study tries to elucidate if instant-gratification apps like TikTok have a negative impact on a child’s attention-span development.
March 10, 2022 Emergency Medicine CHEO study reports on risks of increased mental health issues in children after concussion.
March 9, 2022 Infectious Disease Mild Covid is associated with comparative imaging scans showing pathological changes in brain structure in people age 51-81 taken from UK Biobank data
January 14, 2022 Clinical Research New evidence strongly suggests Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may help trigger Multiple Sclerosis. Opens the door to further investigation of the mechanism of the disease and if corroborated, lead to vaccines to prevent EBV infection.
July 30, 2021 Neurology Researchers report concerns about dementia following COVID-19 infection but the data is incomplete and much greater numbers of well-conducted studies need to be done to determine if there is a causal link.
