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BALTIMORE — Closed-loop targeted deep brain stimulation holds promise in addressing symptoms of depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to a speaker at the American Neurologic Association annual meeting. “In the past few decades, the concept of psychiatric illness has really shifted from one of a chemical imbalance to one focused more predominantly on genetic risks,

A 12-day course of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation offered greater benefit in improving mood compared to sham treatment for adults with moderate to severe depression, data from JAMA Network Open show. “This research provides a key advance in developing a safe and accessible treatment for depression, for which there is an acute need as standard approaches such as

BALTIMORE — Integrated approaches to addressing both mental and physical health may be the next step in successful treatment for individuals with epilepsy, according to a presenter at the American Neurologic Association annual meeting. “Mental health problems in epilepsy have a big impact, not the least of which is that anxiety and depression are bigger independent predictors of poor quality of

Finding novel biomarkers using targeted brain stimulation can help address chronic pain

BALTIMORE — The long-term mental health of athletes who participate in contact sports such as football depends on the identification of modifiable risk factors early in life, with adjustments made as they age, according to a presenter.“Athletes are a unique population,” Benjamin Brett, PhD, associate professor in the departments of neurology and neurosurgery at the Medical

Vidofludimus calcium for relapsing-remitting MS was safe and well-tolerated in an open-label extension, with a high degree of treatment persistence, according to a poster presented at ECTRIMS 2025 in Barcelona. “Currently, progressive MS has very limited treatment options, and the limited options have safety concerns,” Robert Fox, MD, staff neurologist at the Mellen Center for

Focal treatment-resistant epilepsy improved in patients who had multiple medication failures, with added antiseizure medications contributing to seizure reduction within a 12-month follow-up, according to data published in JAMA Neurology.“About one-third of people who develop focal epilepsy will not respond to anti-seizure medication and will be considered treatment resistant,”

For older adults in the Netherlands, mental health in the period surrounding retirement was influenced by a number of factors, with income level being the most significant driver, data show.“Most studies on retirement and mental health have looked at broad retirement averages, overlooking the dynamic changes that occur across different phases of the transition,” Xuefei Li, PhD, from

Environmental exposure to trichloroethylene may increase the risk for developing Parkinson’s disease, particularly in heavily industrialized parts of the United States or within close range of production facilities. “Others have shared compelling evidence from studies of occupational trichloroethylene (TCE) exposure in factory workers but less is known about how TCE in neighborhood air pollution

The University of California, San Francisco, has received a gift of $100 million for its Memory and Aging Center, dedicated to research and development of tests and treatments for neurodegenerative conditions. “We applaud the Edward Fein Charitable Trust for their visionary support; this will accelerate the pace of research, education, and care for people with dementia,” UCSF Chancellor Sam