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What Super-Agers Show; Epstein-Barr and Early MS; Five Variants of Alzheimer's

— News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Super-agers like Norman Lear, who died last month at age 101, show what successful cognitive aging looks like. A study at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine that's and their adult children may reveal more. (Chicago Sun-Times)

Does President of a super-ager? (The Hill)

Expanded T lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid of were specific for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infected B cells. (PNAS)

Magnesium-ibogaine therapy among Special Operations Forces veterans with traumatic brain injuries. (Nature Medicine)

Researchers discovered that had different clinical outcomes, survival times, and patterns of brain atrophy. (Nature Aging)

A previously unknown mutation in the appeared to be highly protective against Parkinson's disease. (Molecular Psychiatry)

Anavex Life Sciences from its phase II/III EXCELLENCE study of investigational Anavex 2-73 (blarcamesine) in pediatric Rett Syndrome.

A phase Ib study showed the investigational was well tolerated in Parkinson's patients, Bayer and AskBio said.

The calcium channel blocker verapamil (Verelan) eased symptoms in a mouse model of type 1. (Journal of Clinical Investigation)

Neural injury markers measured 6 months after hospitalization with SARS-CoV-2 infection were neuropsychiatric symptoms. (Brain Communications)

Macrophages tagged with gadolinium-loaded anisotropic micropatches (GLAMs) helped researchers identify animals . (Science Translational Medicine)

A stopped gait freezing for a 73-year-old man with Parkinson's disease. (Nature Medicine)

The FDA approved the and deep brain stimulation system for movement disorders and epilepsy, Medtronic said.

The was 11% in the U.S., the 2014 National Health Interview Survey showed. (Lancet Regional Health-Americas)

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for MedPage Today, writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.