Red light therapy may protect athletes’ brains from repetitive impacts
Punch-drunk syndrome, boxer’s madness, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The name has changed over the years, but the cause…
Long-term air pollution exposure raises motor neuron disease risk
Even at relatively low pollution levels, chronic exposure to fine particles and nitrogen dioxide was linked to higher…
Experts issue strong call for overhaul of UK dementia prevention strategy
A national panel of experts has issued the strongest call yet for the Department of Health and Social…
Incretin-based diabetes drugs show potential protective effects against dementia
A large McGill University study has found that two classes of medications commonly prescribed for Type 2 diabetes,…
Using generative AI for the objective assessment of language in healthcare
Participant demographics We obtained recordings from 53 autistic participants and 18 neurotypical controls (NTCs), including children (5–12 years), adolescents…
First government dataset on neurological conditions
For the first time, the Australian Government has published a full dataset on neurological conditions in the country.…
Sepsis and pneumonia the infections with strongest links to dementia risk: study
Common infections affect dementia risk more than expected, suggests new evidence, which ranks sepsis, pneumonia and UTIs the…
Fragmented sleep worsens recovery outcomes after traumatic brain injury
A new study highlights how important uninterrupted sleep is to recovery after a traumatic brain injury, finding that…
Driving behavior data may help detect early cognitive decline
Using in-vehicle driving data may be a new way to identify people who are at risk of cognitive…
Sez6L2 autoimmunity induces cerebellar ataxia in mice | Journal of Neuroinflammation
Garza M, Piquet AL. Update in autoimmune movement disorders: newly described antigen targets in autoimmune and paraneoplastic cerebellar…
The heme-binding protein hemopexin promotes functional recovery and tissue protection after spinal cord injury via sex-specific regulation of inflammation and ferroptosis | Journal of Neuroinflammation
Sekhon LH, Fehlings MG. Epidemiology, demographics, and pathophysiology of acute spinal cord injury. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001;26:S2–12.…
Last year 187,268 people died in Australia – here are nine key takeaways
Dementia killed 17,500 Australians last year and is now the country’s leading cause of death, driven by its…