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Acupuncture shows promise for poststroke motor aphasia

30 Jan 2024 by

When combined with language training and conventional treatment, a 6-week course of acupuncture helps improve outcomes, including language function, in stroke survivors with motor aphasia, as shown in a study.

Acupuncture shows promise for poststroke motor aphasia

30 Jan 2024

Intracranial sinusitis complications may cause serious injury in children

25 Jan 2024

Intracranial pyogenic complications of sinusitis remain a serious concern among children, potentially leading to severe morbidity, results of a 20-year study have shown.

Intracranial sinusitis complications may cause serious injury in children

25 Jan 2024

Bacterial meningitis in childhood linked to long-term disabilities

25 Jan 2024

Individuals who contracted bacterial meningitis as children appear to be at greater risk of having long-term disabilities, as reported in a study from Sweden.

Bacterial meningitis in childhood linked to long-term disabilities

25 Jan 2024

Adding bevacizumab to chemo enhances antitumour activity in children with R/R neuroblastoma

23 Jan 2024 by

Adding bevacizumab (B) to temozolomide (T)-based chemotherapy increases overall response rate (ORR) in children with relapsed/refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma, according to results of the three-by-two factorial, randomized controlled phase II BEACON-Neuroblastoma trial.

Adding bevacizumab to chemo enhances antitumour activity in children with R/R neuroblastoma

23 Jan 2024

Levetiracetam use during pregnancy poses no significant risks of birth defects, miscarriage

22 Jan 2024 by

Expectant mothers who use the antiseizure medication levetiracetam as monotherapy do not appear to have increased overall risk of major birth defects or miscarriage, as reported in a study.

Levetiracetam use during pregnancy poses no significant risks of birth defects, miscarriage

22 Jan 2024

Ganaxolone delivers sustained reductions in CDD-related seizures

16 Jan 2024

Treatment with ganaxolone in paediatric patients with cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 deficiency disorder (CDD) leads to reductions in major motor seizure frequency (MMSF) over 2 years, according to data from the open-label extension phase of the Marigold trial.

Ganaxolone delivers sustained reductions in CDD-related seizures

16 Jan 2024

Cocoa extract fails to deliver cognitive benefits in adults

15 Jan 2024

Taking cocoa extract (CE) supplements daily appears to be no better than placebo in improving the cognitive function of older adults who underwent repeat in-person, detailed neuropsychological assessments over 2 years, a study has shown.

Cocoa extract fails to deliver cognitive benefits in adults

15 Jan 2024

Reversing hyponatremia may enhance cognition but reduce brain volume

11 Jan 2024

A recent study has shown that among individuals with chronic hyponatremia, its correction leads to improved cognitive function as well as decreased brain volume and neuronal activity.

Reversing hyponatremia may enhance cognition but reduce brain volume

11 Jan 2024

Alzheimer's disease medications may protect against AMD

07 Jan 2024

Older adults with Alzheimer's disease who are receiving treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) appears to have a small reduction in the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), as reported in a study.

Alzheimer's disease medications may protect against AMD

07 Jan 2024

Reteplase compares favourably with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke

05 Jan 2024

Administering the new-generation thrombolytic reteplase within 4.5 hours of acute ischaemic stroke onset appears to be safe and as efficacious as alteplase, according to a phase II study.

Reteplase compares favourably with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke

05 Jan 2024

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Acupuncture shows promise for poststroke motor aphasia

Acupuncture shows promise for poststroke motor aphasia

Intracranial sinusitis complications may cause serious injury in children

Intracranial sinusitis complications may cause serious injury in children

Bacterial meningitis in childhood linked to long-term disabilities

Bacterial meningitis in childhood linked to long-term disabilities

Adding bevacizumab to chemo enhances antitumour activity in children with R/R neuroblastoma

Adding bevacizumab to chemo enhances antitumour activity in children with R/R neuroblastoma

Levetiracetam use during pregnancy poses no significant risks of birth defects, miscarriage

Levetiracetam use during pregnancy poses no significant risks of birth defects, miscarriage

Ganaxolone delivers sustained reductions in CDD-related seizures

Ganaxolone delivers sustained reductions in CDD-related seizures

Cocoa extract fails to deliver cognitive benefits in adults

Cocoa extract fails to deliver cognitive benefits in adults

Reversing hyponatremia may enhance cognition but reduce brain volume

Reversing hyponatremia may enhance cognition but reduce brain volume

Alzheimer's disease medications may protect against AMD

Alzheimer's disease medications may protect against AMD

Reteplase compares favourably with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke

Reteplase compares favourably with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke