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In the winter months, everyone is vulnerable to the cold.

The results of a new study ( DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000201296) suggest the brain-boosting benefits of omega-3 PUFAs begin in midlife.

The factor that is most relevant and strongly associated with the clinical course of multiple sclerosis is chronological age. Very young patients almost exclusively have relapsing remitting disease, whereas those with later onset disease face a more rapid development of permanent disability.

The objective of a new study (Journal of Psychiatric Research Volume 155, November 2022, Pages 550-558) was to evaluate the association of liability to autoimmune diseases with Alzheimer's disease.

Pregnant women with gestational hypertension and preeclampsia/eclampsia had a higher risk for vascular dementia later in life, though they showed no significant excess risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to a study that retrospectively tracked women over an 80-year period.

Neurological diseases are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide.

Early and midlife infections treated in outpatient or inpatient hospital settings upped the risk of a subsequent Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease diagnosis, a case-control study in Sweden showed.

A daily total of 3,800 to 9,800 steps was tied to lower dementia risk, longitudinal data from the U.K. Biobank showed.

Sport climbing can help improve posture in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD), including older patients, new research suggests.

COVID-19 has been linked to a significantly increased risk for new-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), a new study suggests.