March 11, 2026

• In former college athletes, more concussions associated with worse brain health
• AAN issues guidance on the use of wearable devices
• ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Awards Over $4.6 Million in Research Grants

March 5, 2026

• Improving your biological age gap is associated with better brain health
  • 2026 AAN Annual Meeting Abstract - Improvements in Biological Age Acceleration.pdf

March 4, 2026

• In MS, wearable sensors may help identify people at risk of worsening disability
• Study: Football associated with nearly one in five brain injuries in youth sports
  • 2026 AAN Annual Meeting Abstract - Youth Football and Pediatric Brain Injury .pdf

March 3, 2026

• Air pollution from wildfires linked to higher rate of stroke
  • 2026 AAN Annual Meeting Abstract - Ozone and PM2.5 During the 2023 Canadian Wildfires.pdf

March 2, 2026

• Newer groundwater associated with higher risk of Parkinson’s disease
  • 2026 AAN Annual Meeting Abstract - Younger Groundwater Associated with Risk of Parkinson’s Disease.pdf

March 1, 2026

• GLP-1 drugs associated with reduced need for emergency care for migraine
  • 2026 AAN Annual Meeting Abstract - GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Chronic Migraine.pdf

February 26, 2026

• Study finds more parents saying ‘No’ to vitamin K, putting babies’ brains at risk
  • 2026 AAN Annual Meeting Abstract - Rising Parental Refusal of Newborn Vitamin K.pdf

February 25, 2026

• Changes in smoking status and their associations with risk of Parkinson’s, death
• In football players with repeated head impacts, inflammation related to brain changes
• Being an early bird, getting more physical activity linked to lower risk of ALS
  • 2026 AAN Annual Meeting Abstract - Sleep, physical activity and amytrophic lateral sclerosis.pdf

February 20, 2026

• Neurology on the Hill: Neurologists to ask lawmakers to support lifesaving research

February 18, 2026

• Prenatal lead exposure related to worse cognitive function in adults

February 11, 2026

• Keeping your mind active throughout life associated with lower Alzheimer’s risk
• TBI of any severity associated with greater chance of work disability

February 4, 2026

• Mediterranean diet associated with lower risk of all stroke types

January 28, 2026

• Antidepressants not associated with serious complications from TBI

January 21, 2026

• Stroke during pregnancy, postpartum associated with more illness, job status later

January 14, 2026

• Hearing aid prescriptions not associated with changes in memory and thinking