How COVID-19 affects the brain and what to do about it
By
Ari Kalechstein, Ph.D.
Jan 06, 2021
In the early months of the pandemic, much of the research on COVID-19 focused on the manner in which the disease affected respiratory function, i.e., the capacity to breathe. Over the course of the...
Once-daily levodopa pill for Parkinson’s touted by developer
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2020
Drug developers from Singapore are set to test a microcapsule designed to continuously deliver levodopa throughout the day. They hope the new pill will resolve the problem of Parkinson’s symptom...
Pattern of long-term COVID-19 symptoms identified
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 07, 2020
Certain health problems are more likely to follow patients after hospitalization for COVID-19. “For some, the road to recovery may take months,” investigators say.
Drug withdrawals are advised
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2013
Providers should be taking most of their dementia residents off antipsychotics — and can generally do so without fear of relapse to dementia-related behaviors — researchers say.