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Evening Chronotype Tied to Poor Health, Headache Disability in Migraine

2 weeks ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Hibah Khaja

Patients with migraine who identify as evening chronotypes experience greater headache-related disability and worse overall physical and mental health than their morning-type counterparts, according to study results published in the Journal of Sleep Research. Chronotype, an individual’s natural tendency to feel more alert in the morning or evening, has previously been associated with mental health vulnerabilities.
Stroke Risk in AF Linked With Hospitalization for Acute Exacerbation of COPD

2 weeks ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg

Significant risk for stroke is found in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), according to study results presented at Heart Rhythm 2025, held from April 24 to 27, 2025, in San Diego, California. Investigators evaluated the possible association between AF in patients hospitalized for AECOPD with subsequent cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs).
Patients With Parkinson Disease Commonly Experience Anxiety-Related Limitations

2 weeks ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Jessica Nye

Nearly half of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) who experience anxiety symptoms report anxiety-related activity limitations, which is associated with an increased likelihood of seeking treatment. These are the findings of a study presented at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting, held from April 5 to 9, 2025, in San Diego, California, and published in the journal Neurology.
GLP-1RA Use May Lower Dementia, Cognitive Impairment Risks

2 weeks ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Jessica Nye

Use of cardioprotective glucose-lowering therapies does not affect all-cause dementia risk, according to results of a study published in JAMA Neurology. Observational data suggest that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) drug classes may have neuroprotective effects.
Insomnia Symptoms, Sleep Medication Use Tied to Disability Risk in Older Adults

2 weeks ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Hibah Khaja

Older adults who frequently experience insomnia symptoms or take sleep medications are at greater risk of developing disability over time, according to the findings of a study published in Sleep. For the study, researchers used data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study between 2011 and 2015, analyzing 6722 community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older.
Maternal Diabetes Increases Risk for Offspring Neurodevelopmental Disorders

2 weeks ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Jessica Nye

Maternal diabetes increases risk for offspring neurodevelopmental disorders, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. Maternal diabetes is increasingly prevalent, with gestational diabetes affecting up to 27.6% of pregnancies.
Early Intolerance of Uncertainty Predicts Childhood Anxiety and Psychopathology

2 weeks ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Lisa M Kuhns

Higher intolerance of uncertainty (IU) in preschool-aged children predicts greater generalized anxiety (GA) symptoms and internalizing problems across early to middle childhood, with emerging associations to externalizing behaviors, according to study results published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
Training and Support Needed for Physicians in Deprescribing Benzodiazepine

2 weeks ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Ron Goldberg

Effectively enhancing benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRA) deprescription practices among older patients requires confronting physicians’ impulsive and reflective processes according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open. In the current study, researchers sought to characterize the enables of and barriers to BZRA deprescription while also examining the institutional factors related to physician deprescription attitudes.
Retirement Increases Social and Biological Sleep Clock Alignment Across Lifespan

2 weeks ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Ross Phan

Social jetlag (SJL) decreases across the lifespan, with a pronounced reduction post-retirement even after accounting for behavioral factors. These findings were recently published in the Journal of Sleep Research. SJL is the misalignment between the internal biological and external conventional clocks, which may result in deleterious health effects. However, this relationship is limited to low quality evidence, such as self-reported methods and cross-sectional studies.
Parkinson Disease Prevalence Projected to Double by 2050 Due to Population Aging

3 weeks ago | neurologyadvisor.com | Hibah Khaja

The global prevalence of Parkinson disease (PD) is projected to more than double by 2050, with aging populations as the leading contributor to this rise, according to the findings of a study published in The British Medical Journal (BMJ). Researchers utilized data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 to estimate the future prevalence of PD across 195 countries and territories.