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Detecting Alzheimer's in Speech; Manipulating CSF in Humans; Gut Microbiome and MS

— News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Neuro Break over a computer rendering of neurons.

The startup Accexible is running pilot tests in Spain, Colombia, and the U.K. to detect early by computer, app, or phone call. (Wired)

Novel deep learning architecture helped an AI model with up to 90% accuracy. (PLOS One)

Plasma p-tau181 was and was associated with lower motor neuron dysfunction. (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry)

Cerebrospinal fluid flow in humans can be . (PLOS Biology)

More than 150 former soccer, rugby league, and rugby union are joining a class-action lawsuit, saying their governing bodies failed to protect them from concussion and other injuries. (Reuters)

Researchers identified an of Clostridium perfringens in the gut microbiome of people with multiple sclerosis. (Journal of Clinical Investigation)

Genetic analyses showed which brain structures were associated with elevated blood pressure. (European Heart Journal)

Diagnostic were linked with longer interpretation times, higher shift volumes, and weekend interpretation in a case-control study. (American Journal of Roentgenology)

Risk of among people with atrial fibrillation. (EP Europace)

Singer with his Parkinson's disease. (CBS News)

The documentary "Electric Malady" tells the story of a , also known as idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields. (Lancet Neurology)

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for Ƶ, writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.