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MINNEAPOLIS - Just like with drug costs, the amount of money people pay out-of-pocket for diagnostic tests and office visits for neurologic conditions has risen over 15 years, according to a new study published in the December 23, 2020, online issue of issue of
Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study, funded by the American Academy of Neurology, found that people enrolled in high-deductible health plans were more likely to have high out-of-pocket costs than people in other types of plans. This trend of increased out-of-pocket costs could be harmful, as people may forgo diagnostic evaluation due to costs, or those who complete diagnostic testing may be put in a position of financial hardship before they can even start to treat their condition, said study author Chloe E. Hill, MD, MS, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a member of the American Academy of Neurology. What s more, right now neurologists and patients may
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Ossining School District (Meagan Ryan is a finalist for the Neuroscience Research Prize)
Two Ossining High School seniors in the Science Research Program are finalists for the 2020 American Academy of Neurology and Child Neurology Society s Neuroscience Research Prize.
Meagan Ryan and Bonnie Lin are among 10 finalists for the award, which is designed to encourage high school students to research the brain and nervous system and recognize those with the potential to contribute to neuroscience. The organizations will announce four winners in January.
Meagan studied some of the changes that occur in the brain during long periods of withdrawal and relapse in cocaine addiction. She looked at the SWI/SNF remodeling complex – a group of proteins involved in gene expression and repairing damaged DNA – in mice with chronic cocaine addiction and long-term withdrawal. She learned that multiple proteins in the remodeling complex decreased after re-exposure to the drug, which sugge
NEW YORK (CNN) As many people face the prospect of being alone for the holidays, new science is showing how loneliness might actually help build structures in the brain tied to imagination.
Lonely people were more likely to have increased activity in areas of the brain tied to reminiscing, thinking about others and future planning, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.
The researchers had hypothesized that the so-called default network in the brain, which is involved in memory and social cognition, was likely to undergo changes related to loneliness. What surprised us was that overwhelmingly was the largest effect in the data, said lead study author Nathan Spreng, associate professor of neurology at McGill University in Montreal.
Alexion Participates in 2020 AAN Early Leaders Program | Supporting the Next Generation of Leaders
Dec 21, 2020 1:00 PM ET
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In these unprecedented times, our ability to collaborate and innovate virtually is more important now than ever. Alexion supports American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Leadership programs that provide unique experience to exceptional early-career neurologists who are aspiring to become the next generation of leaders within the AAN and the neurology field. Three of Alexion’s employees recently participated in two successful AAN virtual graduations: Jill Nichols, Director of Strategy, Training, and Operations in Alexion’s US Medical Affairs organization; Carolyn Sacco, US Medical Communications Lead; and Yuriy Edwards, US Medical Director, Neurology.
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