Hacker News with Generative AI: Neurology

New Brunswick has no mystery neurological disease, scientific study concludes (cbc.ca)
A new scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick, says a report published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, known as JAMA.

Medical Research, Neurology, New Brunswick, Canada

5 points by cpncrunch 2 days ago | 0 comments

Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on sleep bruxism (nlm.nih.gov)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on patients with sleep bruxism (SB).

Medical Research, Neurology, Sleep Disorders

53 points by amelius 4 days ago | 5 comments

Breakthrough stroke drug heals the brain to restore movement (newatlas.com)
There's newfound hope for stroke patients in recovery, with what researchers believe is the very first drug that can comprehensively deliver rehabilitation without the need for challenging long-term physical therapy.

Medical Research, Neurology, Stroke Recovery, Pharmaceuticals

12 points by 01-_- 50 days ago | 2 comments

Migraine is more than a headache – a rethink offers hope (nature.com)
Migraine is more than a headache — a radical rethink offers hope to one billion people

Health, Neurology, Medical Research, Pain Management

258 points by rntn 80 days ago | 239 comments

ADHD Brains Can Defeat Impulsivity (claimingattention.substack.com)
I like myself. I wouldn’t trade my ADHD traits for anything—except one. Impulsivity.

ADHD, Neurology, Mental Health

6 points by asoli 91 days ago | 0 comments

Muscle-Brain Crosstalk: How Skeletal Muscle Influences Neurocognitive Function (gethealthspan.com)
The term 'sarcopenia' might evoke images of weakening muscles and reduced physicality in the elderly. But this decline in muscle mass and strength, prevalent among older adults, has ramifications far beyond just physical fragility.

Neurology, Aging, Health, Exercise, Muscles

9 points by rpkoven 92 days ago | 0 comments

Spinal cord electrical stimulation restores neural function in clinical trial (medicalxpress.com)
A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease.

Medical Research, Neurology, Clinical Trials

10 points by mhb 92 days ago | 0 comments

A devastating nerve disease stalks a mountain village (knowablemagazine.org)
Neurologists have grappled with a cluster of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases in France, where a fondness for a toxic wild mushroom may hold the answer

Neurology, ALS, France, Health, Environment

11 points by Brajeshwar 142 days ago | 1 comments

A neurology ICU nurse on AI in hospitals (codastory.com)

Neurology, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Hospitals

110 points by redrove 178 days ago | 137 comments

FDA Approves Drug with New Mechanism of Action for Treatment of Schizophrenia (fda.gov)
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium chloride) capsules for oral use for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. It is the first antipsychotic drug approved to treat schizophrenia that targets cholinergic receptors as opposed to dopamine receptors, which has long been the standard of care.

FDA Approvals, Schizophrenia, Pharmaceuticals, Mental Health, Neurology

25 points by hyrix 223 days ago | 11 comments

Exploding Head Syndrome: What We Know About This Mysterious Disorder (sciencealert.com)
Have you ever been drifting off to sleep, only to be jerked awake by the sound of a bomb going off inside your head? If you have, then you have most likely experienced exploding head syndrome, a mysterious and poorly understood sleep disorder.

Sleep Disorders, Neurology, Medicine, Science

56 points by amichail 243 days ago | 53 comments

Hyper-Focus on Amyloid Hypothesis for Alzheimer's May Have Slowed Progress (nytimes.com)