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Wearable device for acute migraine works in real world

20 Oct 2020 by

Remote electrical neurostimulation delivered via a device worn around the upper arm provides consistent relief in acute migraine patients treated in a real-world clinical setting, reducing the use of medications while having a favourable safety profile, as shown in a study.

Wearable device for acute migraine works in real world

20 Oct 2020

Maternal thyroid dysfunction ups risk of neurocognitive outcomes in offspring

20 Oct 2020

Thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy is associated with several neurocognitive outcomes in the offspring, suggest the results of a study. Prompt examination and treatment on thyroid function is urged for pregnant women.

Maternal thyroid dysfunction ups risk of neurocognitive outcomes in offspring

20 Oct 2020

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may harm babies’ brain development

20 Oct 2020

Exposure to maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy appears to hinder neurodevelopment in infants, a study reports.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may harm babies’ brain development

20 Oct 2020

Number, severity of menopausal symptoms may up CV risk

19 Oct 2020 by

Women who experience two or more moderate or severe menopausal symptoms may have an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or strokes, according to a study presented at NAMS 2020.

Number, severity of menopausal symptoms may up CV risk

19 Oct 2020

Long-term eslicarbazepine acetate safe, effective in focal epilepsy

19 Oct 2020

Use of eslicarbazepine acetate over the long term in the treatment of patients with focal epilepsy appears to be well tolerated and induces freedom from seizures, according to the results of an open-label study.

Long-term eslicarbazepine acetate safe, effective in focal epilepsy

19 Oct 2020

Eating spicy food can alter pain perception

17 Oct 2020

Spicy stimulation appears to trigger an analgesic effect that lasts beyond the taste stimulus, a recent study has found. In contrast, keeping a long-term spicy diet may instead lower the threshold for basal pain sensitivity.

Eating spicy food can alter pain perception

17 Oct 2020

Fingolimod 0.5 mg an optimal therapy for relapsing-remitting MS

16 Oct 2020 by

The 0.5-mg dose of fingolimod has a superior benefit-risk profile over the 0.25-mg dose, and was superior to glatiramer acetate (GA) – a widely used, effective drug for multiple sclerosis (MS), for treating adults with relapsing or remitting forms of MS (RRMS), the ASSESS study has shown.

Fingolimod 0.5 mg an optimal therapy for relapsing-remitting MS

16 Oct 2020

COVID-19 may delay diagnosis of other diseases

15 Oct 2020 by

The COVID-19 pandemic may have caused missed or delayed diagnosis of many medical conditions, according to a UK-based retrospective study of general practice (GP) utilization.

COVID-19 may delay diagnosis of other diseases

15 Oct 2020

Antipsychotic drugs exert differential effects on cognitive function

14 Oct 2020

In the treatment of schizophrenia, patients on typical antipsychotics have better memory than those taking clozapine or risperidone, and patients on clozapine have better language function compared with those on risperidone, as shown in a study.

Antipsychotic drugs exert differential effects on cognitive function

14 Oct 2020

Zonisamide for epilepsy does not harm bone health

13 Oct 2020 by

In treatment‐naïve patients with epilepsy, long-term use of zonisamide exerts no detrimental effects on bone health, a study has found.

Zonisamide for epilepsy does not harm bone health

13 Oct 2020

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Wearable device for acute migraine works in real world

Wearable device for acute migraine works in real world

Maternal thyroid dysfunction ups risk of neurocognitive outcomes in offspring

Maternal thyroid dysfunction ups risk of neurocognitive outcomes in offspring

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may harm babies’ brain development

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may harm babies’ brain development

Number, severity of menopausal symptoms may up CV risk

Number, severity of menopausal symptoms may up CV risk

Long-term eslicarbazepine acetate safe, effective in focal epilepsy

Long-term eslicarbazepine acetate safe, effective in focal epilepsy

Eating spicy food can alter pain perception

Eating spicy food can alter pain perception

Fingolimod 0.5 mg an optimal therapy for relapsing-remitting MS

Fingolimod 0.5 mg an optimal therapy for relapsing-remitting MS

COVID-19 may delay diagnosis of other diseases

COVID-19 may delay diagnosis of other diseases

Antipsychotic drugs exert differential effects on cognitive function

Antipsychotic drugs exert differential effects on cognitive function

Zonisamide for epilepsy does not harm bone health

Zonisamide for epilepsy does not harm bone health