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Alzheimer's Paper Retracted; Pets and Human Cognition; Long COVID Internal Tremors

— News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Nature announced that led by former Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD, was retracted, identifying anomalies in the of amyloid precursor protein (APP) and death receptor 6 (DR6) binding. The paper has been cited 814 times.

Clinically apparent Helicobacter pylori infection in people ages 50 and older. (Alzheimer's & Dementia)

Owning a pet was associated with in older adults who lived alone, but not in those who lived with others. (JAMA Network Open)

Biomarkers of for more than 6 weeks in hospitalized patients who had neurological complications during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Nature Communications)

The experiences of people with long COVID symptoms that featured were described in BMJ Open.

A study of more than 10,000 people linked with brain volumes. (Journal of Alzheimer's Disease)

The U.S. has failed to make changes to its , argued Rachael Scarborough King, PhD, the wife of healthcare activist Ady Barkan who recently died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (New York Times)

Real-world in people with Parkinson's disease were moderately associated with clinical assessments, suggesting wearable sensors may capture different aspects of motor function. (Movement Disorders)

CNN looked at how found relief with ketamine.

A was strongly associated with decreased total brain volume. (Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science)

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and #MEAction cofounder Beth Mazur died after a 15-year battle with ME, the organization announced.

  • 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.