Dementia Risk and HRT; Gut Alterations and Alzheimer’s; Prescription Opioids and MS

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was associated with an increased dementia risk in a population-based, longitudinal study in Taiwan. (Neurology)

Post-9/11 U.S. veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) were more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than veterans without a TBI history. (JAMA Neurology)

Gut microbiota alterations were seen in Alzheimer’s dementia patients in Kazakhstan, with correlations found between disease severity and certain fecal bacteria. (Scientific Reports)

A meta-analysis reported evidence of a likely causal relationship between a reduction of brain amyloid and less cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer’s patients. (Alzheimer’s & Dementia)

A woman born without a left temporal lobe described her life as a research subject and her quest to understand brains like hers. (New York Times)

Prophylactic levetiracetam (Keppra) appeared to prevent acute seizures in intracerebral hemorrhage, a small trial showed. (Lancet Neurology)

Prescription opioid use was more common in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients than in those without MS, with mood and anxiety disorders tied to longer opioid use. (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry)

The FDA approved a first-in-market 10 mg midazolam autoinjector to treat status epilepticus in adults, Rafa Laboratories announced.

Coma may be more prevalent in the U.S. than the U.K., crowdsourcing data suggested. (Brain Communications)