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Judy George

Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for MedPage Today. She writes about brain aging, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more. Judy started her career with the Congressional watchdog agency GAO and has been a magazine reporter, academic text editor, and radio producer. She holds a BA in English from University of Detroit, MBA from Xavier University, and attended Columbia Radcliffe Publishing Course. Besides writing about neurology, she’s reported on topics ranging from mental health to environmental contamination. Her work has been published in outlets as diverse as Business Week, Conde Nast's Self, and AlterNet.

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Fitness Level May Offset Genetic Dementia Risk

In middle-age and older adults, high cardiorespiratory fitness was linked with better cognition

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Opioids Tied to Higher Dementia Risk, but Only After a Point

Relationships persisted in older adults with chronic pain or who used weak opioids only

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Cardio Drugs and Dementia; Fampridine and Working Memory; Alzheimer's and Cancer

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

FDA APPROVED eladocagene exuparvovec-tneq (Kebilidi) over a computer rendering of nerve cells.

First Brain-Delivered Gene Therapy Approved for AADC Deficiency

Novel treatment is indicated for children and adults with the rare disorder

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Gabapentinoids Tied to Hip Fractures in Older Adults

Risk of hip fracture was high in people with frailty or chronic kidney disease

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Frailty Tied to Future Dementia

Trajectories accelerated 4 to 9 years before dementia onset

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Galantamine and Alzheimer's; Fork Sign Landmark; Instagram in Neurology Education

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Alzheimer's Data Withdrawn

Researchers do not stand by claims made about lecanemab deaths

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Midlife Choices May Offset Genetic Risk for Dementia, Stroke, Late-Life Depression

Risk of common age-related brain diseases was reduced over 12-year follow-up

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Year in Review: Multiple Sclerosis

A look back at newsworthy stories of 2024

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