News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

New use of antihypertensive medicationsopens in a new tab or window that stimulated rather than inhibited type 2 and 4 angiotensin II receptors was linked with lower dementia risk. (JAMA Network Open)

Full data about an implanted endovascular brain-computer interfaceopens in a new tab or window for paralyzed people were reported in JAMA Neurology. Findings were first presentedopens in a new tab or window at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology meeting.

A newly discovered meningeal layeropens in a new tab or window appears to line the brain. (Science)

Blood-based measures of neurofilament light chain were associated with neuronal injury in peripheral neuropathyopens in a new tab or window, a meta-analysis showed. (JAMA Network Open)

People with incident Parkinson’s disease had cognitive and functional decline before diagnosisopens in a new tab or window that exceeded rates associated with normal aging. (Neurology)

Jet Medical agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve criminal allegations relating to a migraine treatmentopens in a new tab or window, while Jet and two related companies agreed to pay another $545,000 in a civil settlement involving the same device, the Department of Justice said.

Remote observational researchopens in a new tab or window provided a “reasonable evaluation” of disability trajectory over time in a multiple sclerosis study during the pandemic. (Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation)

As soon as lecanemab (Leqembi) received the green light through the FDA’s accelerated approval pathway, Eisai submitted an application for traditional approvalopens in a new tab or window of the drug.

Based on its accelerated approval status, who can get lecanemabopens in a new tab or window? (NBC News)

A novel vaccine appeared to protect miceopens in a new tab or window against SARS-CoV-2 brain infection. (Nature Neuroscience)

Researchers identified a unifying functional framework for multiple dimensions of consciousnessopens in a new tab or window.