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Lower Risk of Parkinson’s Disease After Vagotomy: Implications for Spread of Pathology

Truncal vagotomy was associated with a reduced risk for Parkinson’s disease with a hazard ratio of 0.58 for those with more than 20 years’ follow-up. This suggests the vagus nerve as a possible route of entry into the central nervous system for this neurodegenerative process.

Potential Imaging Biomarkers of SUDEP: Can We Predict Sudden Death in Epilepsy?

The authors retrospectively conducted a voxel-based analysis of T1 MRI scans to compare gray matter volumes in 12 cases of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) acquired at a median of 2 years before death with patients at high or low risk for SUDEP and with healthy controls, and demonstrated significant anatomical differences between the groups.

Autoimmune Cerebellar Ataxia — Responses to Treatment

This study analyzed patients diagnosed with antibody-mediated paraneoplastic and non-paraneoplastic cerebellar ataxia, and treatment benefit was seen predominantly in the non-paraneoplastic group.

Collaborative Care for Children with ADHD Symptoms: A Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial

Strengthening collaborative care improves reduction of ADHD symptoms in a population of inner-city, low-income children.

Aspergillus niger-derived Prolyl Endoprotease Improves Gluten Degradation

A prolyl endoprotease derived from Aspergillus niger has been shown to be capable of degrading gluten at the level of the stomach from both low- and high-calorie meals, minimizing duodenal and small intestine exposure to gluten. The use the prolyl endoprotease enzyme lowered α-gliadin concentration in the stomach and duodenum and absolute α-gliadin exposure in the duodenum over 240 minutes after consumption of a gluten-containing meal.

The Safety of Yoga

These authors performed a systematic review of the literature to ascertain the safety of yoga and found that yoga is not associated with an increased frequency of nonserious or serious adverse events compared with usual care or exercise.

Ten Weeks of Yoga Improves Symptomatology in Women with PTSD

A 10-week “trauma-informed” yoga practice, more than health education classes, aided women with chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD.

Electroacupuncture for Hot Flashes Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Electroacupuncture produces a greater placebo effect than oral medication when attempting to treat hot flashes in breast cancer survivors.

Ebola: One Year Later

Here's what we learned from the latest outbreak.

Clinical Briefs

In this section: improving cardiovascular outcomes through early treatment of diabetes; re-thinking PTSD treatment in veterans; and a link between rosacea and cardiovascular disease.