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A cross-sectional study examined dispensing of anticonvulsant gabapentin from retail pharmacies in the United States from 2010 to 2024. The findings revealed a slow but increasing rate of gabapentin prescribing since 2026, ...
Sep 30, 2025
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When someone has a stroke—a leading worldwide cause of death and disability—time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, and the current gold-standard ...
Sep 16, 2025
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Spinal cord injuries caused by external trauma, such as traffic accidents or falls, often lead to the permanent loss of motor and sensory functions. This is because the spinal cord—the central pathway connecting the brain ...
Sep 10, 2025
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An international research team has shown that lung cancer cells can form functional synapses with neurons, effectively hijacking the body's neural circuits to grow faster. The finding reveals a startling new dimension of ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Forty-five percent of dementia cases are potentially preventable, and simple lifestyle choices including exercise, diet and social connection all contribute to your risk score. But what if these risk factors were leaving ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often struggle to forget traumatic memories, even long after the danger has passed. This failure to extinguish fear memories has long puzzled scientists and posed a major ...
Jul 29, 2025
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Despite evidence of the risk of malformations at birth, or birth defects, use of some antiseizure drugs during pregnancy has persisted, according to a study published in Neurology.
Jul 23, 2025
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Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the brain as neurons, but scientists have spent much less time figuring out how they contribute to brain functions. A novel study by MIT researchers at The Picower Institute ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with significantly increased risks of developing dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)—29% and 85%, respectively—finds a large ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Struggle with math? A gentle jolt to the brain might help.
Jul 2, 2025
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