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Neurology Today in 5

Neurology Today in 5

By: American Academy of Neurology
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 Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Today highlights the most noteworthy and newsworthy neurology stories in the issue.2024 Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease
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  • Advances in cell therapies for Parkinson’s, GLP-1 agonists and dementia risk, FDA accelerated approvals for neurology drugs

    Advances in cell therapies for Parkinson’s, GLP-1 agonists and dementia risk, FDA accelerated approvals for neurology drugs
    May 15 2025

    In this episode, editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, highlights articles about early studies finding dopamine cellular therapies were safe and tolerable for patients with Parkinson’s, use of GLP-1 agonists were associated with reduced dementia risks, and the FDA use of accelerated approvals for several neurology drugs are under scrutiny.

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    4 mins
  • Microplastics in brain, salary gap in neurology, the neurology of space

    Microplastics in brain, salary gap in neurology, the neurology of space
    May 1 2025

    In this episode, editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, highlights articles finding microplastics in the brain postmortem linked to dementia, the salary gap between men and women neurologies, and neurologists studying the impact of microgravity on the brain.
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    4 mins
  • Impact of high-dose Vitamin D on MS relapse, the role of AI in neurology education, and a 4D animal model that shows precursors of MS lesions before they appear.

    Impact of high-dose Vitamin D on MS relapse, the role of AI in neurology education, and a 4D animal model that shows precursors of MS lesions before they appear.
    Apr 17 2025

    In this episodeof Neurology Today in 5, Neurology Today editor-in-chief Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FAAN, discusses a large trial that found high-dose Vitamin D reduced MRI evidence of disease activity in patients with clinically isolated syndrome or early relapsing MS; an animal brain map, revealing changes in inflammation, immune activity, and cell repair that preceded the appearance of MS lesions; and a discussion of the challenges and opportunities of using AI in neurology education.
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    5 mins
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