GSK is partnering with the U.K. Dementia Research Institute and Health Data Research U.K. to explore possible links between the company's shingles vaccine and a reduced risk of dementia.
A cluster of 16 people were diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a small village in the French Alps -- 10 times more people than expected -- and it's not clear why. (The Atlantic)
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will host a forum on Wednesday, March 26, to discuss how delayed NIH funding and cuts affect research on Alzheimer's, ALS, and other diseases.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he founded, to take down a fake CDC webpage that claimed vaccines were linked to autism. (New York Times)
A self-administered olfactory screen discriminated cognitively normal older adults from those with cognitive impairment. (Scientific Reports)
A systematic review and meta-analysis showed that increased fruit, fiber, dairy, and caffeine intake was tied to a lower risk of tinnitus. (BMJ Open)
Here's why it's harder to hear in noisy places. (eNeuro)
Dementia incidence appears to be falling as each birth cohort ages and the expected dementia tsunami in the U.S. may not be as severe as once thought, an analysis suggested. (JAMA)
An estimated 25.2 million people were projected to have Parkinson's disease worldwide in 2050, representing a 112% increase from 2021, according to Global Burden of Disease Study data. (The BMJ)
Using iPhones and Apple watches, the Intuition study collected 24 months of longitudinal data from 23,000 U.S. adults to characterize cognitive trajectories and detect mild cognitive impairment. (Nature Medicine)
How can neurologists ensure brain death assessments are performed correctly? (JAMA Neurology)