Clinical trials of Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with multiple sclerosis are yielding encouraging results, but more research is needed to determine their long-term effects and place within the therapeutic landscape.
Clinical trials of Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with multiple sclerosis are yielding encouraging results, but more research is needed to determine their long-term effects and place within the therapeutic landscape.
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) averaged 21 fewer minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and 25 fewer minutes of light physical activity per day compared with healthy controls.
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) averaged 21 fewer minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and 25 fewer minutes of light physical activity per day compared with healthy controls.
Masitinib 4.5 mg/kg/d eased disability progression in patients with MS, according to a phase 3, randomized clinical trial published in Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.
Masitinib 4.5 mg/kg/d eased disability progression in patients with MS, according to a phase 3, randomized clinical trial published in Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.
A new approach described in the Journal of Neuroscience calculates functional delays across the whole brain of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), providing a more precise measure of myelinic damage that can help guide treatment.
A new approach described in the Journal of Neuroscience calculates functional delays across the whole brain of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), providing a more precise measure of myelinic damage that can help guide treatment.
Memory T cells reappear immediately after blood stem cell transplantation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.
Memory T cells reappear immediately after blood stem cell transplantation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.
Serum ocrelizumab concentration measured at the time of vaccination predicted humoral response after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), with an accuracy comparable to B-cell count.
Serum ocrelizumab concentration measured at the time of vaccination predicted humoral response after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), with an accuracy comparable to B-cell count.
Disease-modifying treatments in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and persistent inflammatory activity may lower the risk of becoming wheelchair dependent, according to study findings published online in JAMA Neurology.
Disease-modifying treatments in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and persistent inflammatory activity may lower the risk of becoming wheelchair dependent, according to study findings published online in JAMA Neurology.
The wake-promoting drug modafinil, CBT, and a combination of both were associated with comparable, significant improvement in fatigue at 12 weeks in patients with MS and problematic fatigue.
The wake-promoting drug modafinil, CBT, and a combination of both were associated with comparable, significant improvement in fatigue at 12 weeks in patients with MS and problematic fatigue.
Tolebrutinib delayed the time to onset of 6-month confirmed disability progression compared with placebo in patients with nonrelapsing secondary progressive MS, according to results presented at the European Committee for Treatment and...
Tolebrutinib delayed the time to onset of 6-month confirmed disability progression compared with placebo in patients with nonrelapsing secondary progressive MS, according to results presented at the European Committee for Treatment and...
Disability progression was no slower in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with anti-CD20 infusion therapies than in untreated patients, according to a study of real-world patients published in Neurology.
Disability progression was no slower in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with anti-CD20 infusion therapies than in untreated patients, according to a study of real-world patients published in Neurology.
A higher comorbidity burden in clinical trial participants with multiple sclerosis (MS) was associated with an increased hazard of MS disease activity, according to study results published in JAMA Neurology.
A higher comorbidity burden in clinical trial participants with multiple sclerosis (MS) was associated with an increased hazard of MS disease activity, according to study results published in JAMA Neurology.
Patients with MS had about half the rate of amyloid pathology compared with matched control subjects in the Washington University School of Medicine study.
Patients with MS had about half the rate of amyloid pathology compared with matched control subjects in the Washington University School of Medicine study.
Backward walking speed reserve, or the difference between an individual’s preferred and maximal backward walking speed, was associated with disease severity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Backward walking speed reserve, or the difference between an individual’s preferred and maximal backward walking speed, was associated with disease severity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Monoclonal antibodies taken for multiple sclerosis (MS) while breastfeeding appears not to affect a child’s development during the first 3 years of life, according to results from a preliminary study.
Monoclonal antibodies taken for multiple sclerosis (MS) while breastfeeding appears not to affect a child’s development during the first 3 years of life, according to results from a preliminary study.
The US FDA has declined to approve glatiramer acetate depot 40mg (GA Depot 40), a long-acting investigational formulation of glatiramer acetate for the treatment of relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).
The US FDA has declined to approve glatiramer acetate depot 40mg (GA Depot 40), a long-acting investigational formulation of glatiramer acetate for the treatment of relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).
Emotional burden and pain severity were greater in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who had central neuropathic pain than those who had musculoskeletal pain.
Emotional burden and pain severity were greater in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who had central neuropathic pain than those who had musculoskeletal pain.
Patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity prescribed semaglutide had a 40% to 70% lower risk of a first-time Alzheimer disease (AD) diagnosis compared with patients taking other antidiabetic medications, according to a study published in...
Patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity prescribed semaglutide had a 40% to 70% lower risk of a first-time Alzheimer disease (AD) diagnosis compared with patients taking other antidiabetic medications, according to a study published in...
The wake-promoting drug modafinil, CBT, and a combination of both were associated with comparable, significant improvement in fatigue at 12 weeks in patients with MS and problematic fatigue.
The wake-promoting drug modafinil, CBT, and a combination of both were associated with comparable, significant improvement in fatigue at 12 weeks in patients with MS and problematic fatigue.
Elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel) gene therapy for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) helped patients maintain neurological function, but also my have caused hematologic malignancies in some patients.
Elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel) gene therapy for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) helped patients maintain neurological function, but also my have caused hematologic malignancies in some patients.
Large networks of family and friends are beneficial for blood pressure improvement among patients who experienced a stroke, according to a study published online in the International Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke.
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Large networks of family and friends are beneficial for blood pressure improvement among patients who experienced a stroke, according to a study published online in the International Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke.
“In aging...
International stroke burden has increased from 1990 to 2021, according to recent findings from a global burden of disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet Neurology.
International stroke burden has increased from 1990 to 2021, according to recent findings from a global burden of disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet Neurology.
A lifetime history of epilepsy is associated with new-onset cardiovascular events in older adults, according to study results published in JAMA Neurology.
A lifetime history of epilepsy is associated with new-onset cardiovascular events in older adults, according to study results published in JAMA Neurology.
AbbVie’s VYALEV (foscarbidopa and foslevodopa), the first 24-hour continuous subcutaneous infusion of levodopa-based therapy for managing motor fluctuations in adults with advanced Parkinson disease (PD), approved by the FDA.
AbbVie’s VYALEV (foscarbidopa and foslevodopa), the first 24-hour continuous subcutaneous infusion of levodopa-based therapy for managing motor fluctuations in adults with advanced Parkinson disease (PD), approved by the FDA.
Apitegromab, an investigational muscle-targeted therapy, improved motor function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), late-stage biopharmaceutical company Scholar Rock recently announced.
Apitegromab, an investigational muscle-targeted therapy, improved motor function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), late-stage biopharmaceutical company Scholar Rock recently announced.
Tolebrutinib delayed the time to onset of 6-month confirmed disability progression compared with placebo in patients with nonrelapsing secondary progressive MS, according to results presented at the European Committee for Treatment and...
Tolebrutinib delayed the time to onset of 6-month confirmed disability progression compared with placebo in patients with nonrelapsing secondary progressive MS, according to results presented at the European Committee for Treatment and...
A masked drug taper combined with cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) were associated with improved benzodiazepine receptor agonist discontinuation in patients receiving treatment for insomnia
A masked drug taper combined with cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) were associated with improved benzodiazepine receptor agonist discontinuation in patients receiving treatment for insomnia
Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Caregiver Connections, Shared Decision Making, and Patient Resources
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Emerging Treatments for Early Alzheimer Disease: Efficacy and Safety Data
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Current Treatment Limitations and Clinical Needs in Early Alzheimer’s Disease
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