Meditation for Dementia Prevention? Parkinson’s Skin Test; COVID Delirium and Cells

A meditation intervention showed positive benefits but did not significantly modify the volume of the anterior cingulate cortex and insula in older adults, the Age-Well trial showed. (JAMA Neurology)

Former professional rugby players had a higher risk of incident neurodegenerative disease. (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry)

A new PET tracer designed to detect demyelination was safe and well tolerated in humans in a small study. (European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging)

Meet the super-smeller who can detect Parkinson’s disease and how she led to a skin-swab test to identify Parkinson’s lipid signature. (Scientific American)

Blood pressure increased in migraine patients treated with anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) drugs. (Neurology)

Neurogenesis was disrupted in human hippocampal progenitor cells exposed to serum samples from COVID patients with delirium, a lab study showed. (Molecular Psychiatry)

What mechanisms may contribute to neurologic problems after SARS-CoV-2 infection? (Neuron)

The FDA rejected SPN-830, an investigational apomorphine infusion device designed to continuously treat motor fluctuations during “off” episodes in Parkinson’s disease, Supernus Pharmaceuticals said.

The cerebellum and cerebellar-cerebral connections were involved in emotional memories, brain imaging revealed. (PNAS)

Low-grade inflammation in midlife was an independent risk factor for poorer cognitive performance later in life. (Neurology)

Is there a relationship between blood leukocyte counts and Alzheimer’s disease? (JAMA Network Open)