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Almost 30 percent of patients who experience a cryptogenic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) go on to develop atrial fibrillation (AF), most of them asymptomatic, according to results of the NOR-FIB* study presented at EHRA 2022.

Adult men with prostate cancer who have increasing exposure to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) are at greater risk of dementia, according to a US study.

External trigeminal nerve stimulation (e-TNS) helps relieve pain and reduce other symptoms associated with migraine, according to a recent study. E-TNS presents a safe, effective, noninvasive, and nonpharmacological intervention for migraine.

A two-armed, double-blind, sham-controlled trial conducted by researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong has demonstrated that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) significantly enhances social functioning in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), when delivered concurrently with a computerized cognitive remediation training programme.

Patients who have been hospitalized for acute kidney injury (AKI) are at heightened risk of dementia, as reported in a study.

Gamma oscillation power in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in schizophrenia can significantly decrease with greater variability in excitatory synaptic strength across parvalbumin interneurons (PVIs), together with other modest synaptic alterations in these neurons, suggests a recent study.