Alison Rodriguez

People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) may be at a greater risk for a variety of chronic illnesses and may require additional care as the older PLWHA population increases, a recent study suggested.

The study aimed to assess the prevalence of expiratory flow limitation in patients who require mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure.

Dopamine receptor D3 (DRD3) signaling regulates the dynamic of the acquisition of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory features by astrocytes and microglia, favoring microglial activation and promoting neuroinflammation—the pathogenic process leading to neurodegeneration in many disorders, including Parkinson disease, according to a recent study.

The epigenetic diet is often recommended for patient with migraine; however, the diet does not necessarily affect the epigenetic profile, suggesting the need for more research investigating the combined effect of folate and valproic acid in migraine in order to determine dietary recommendations.

A recent commentary discusses the need to uncover diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND).

Alexithymia—the inability of recognizing and verbalizing emotions and distinguishing them from bodily sensations—may be identifiable early on in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy with predominant parkinsonism (PSP-P) and PSP with Richardson’s syndrome (PSP-RS).

A recent study explored the role of peak oxygen pulse (O2P) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Adjunctive therapy with a positive expiratory pressure (PEP) device may possibly decrease the length of hospital stays for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), researchers suggested in a set of 2 small studies published in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

A recent case study of a patient with a history of migraine with visual aura revealed a pathophysiological link between stroke and migraine, demonstrating the need for additional research that links migrainous infarction (MI) and stroke-related migraine.

A study aiming to determine whether blood cells expressing α‐synuclein (α‐syn) can differentiate Parkinson disease (PD) from healthy controls (HC), finding that there is potential usefulness of blood cells expressing α‐syn as a biomarker for PD.

The Medical Monitoring Project (MMP)—a national population-based behavioral and clinical surveillance system of adults diagnosed with HIV in the United States—provides information for monitoring progress of national treatment and prevention goals and is the only source of annual population-based data of those with HIV, according to a recent report.

Clinical characteristics of women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are important for primary care clinicians to consider in order to improve COPD awareness since women often go underdiagnosed, according to results from a recent study.

A recent study, published by JMIR Research Protocols, demonstrated the effectiveness of implementing a digital HIV care navigation intervention for young racial and ethnic minority men and transwomen.

A study investigating the cardiovascular responses to nitroglycerin in migraine found that migraineurs who developed a migraine-like attack in response to nitroglycerin demonstrated greater systemic cardiovascular responses compared with non-headache controls.

The Leap Motion Controller system used with serious games may be an effective option for a rehabilitation tool for improving coordination, speed of movements, and fine upper limb dexterity in patients with Parkinson disease, according to a recent study, published by the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation.

The report emphasizes the need for maximizing the implementation and improving treatment and prevention tools to fight HIV because adherence challenges remain.

An interim analysis of migraine drug erenumab showed that it continued to be safe and well-tolerated, with an adverse event profile consistent with those found in shorter-term placebo-controlled studies.

Socially deprived patients were younger, more frequently women, active smokers, living alone, and belonged to lower socioprofessional categories when compared with the non-socially deprived group, but they still benefitted from home-based pulmonary rehabilitation.

A review evaluating the methodological approaches of identifying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) found that when more criteria is combined, the more accurate the detection of COPD in terms of sensitivity and specificity.

Intranasal lidocaine may be a useful option for patients with an acute migraine, according to a study which showed the drug had a high success rate, low pain intensity, infrequent need for rescue medicine, and tolerable adverse events.

The Personal KinetiGraph (PKG) Movement Recording System may be effective for routine clinical care of patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to a recent study.

Greater non-motor symptom burden may be associated with thalamic atrophy in Parkinson disease (PD), suggesting that the thalamus has a significant role in processing sensory information including visceral afferent from the gastrointestinal tract and regulating states of sleep.

The results suggested that very accurate short-term prediction can be achieved by only monitoring interstitial glucose data over a very short time period and by using a low sampling frequency.

A new study says most healthcare students are uninformed about migraine treatments and may not be prepared to advise patients.

Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and chronic bronchial infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa may benefit from combination therapy with nebulized colistin and continuous cyclic azithromycin for reducing the number of COPD exacerbations.

Parkinson disease significantly impacts an individual’s quality of life (QoL); however, many spouses and family’s QoL and finances are also affected through increased healthcare and privately borne costs as the condition progresses, according to a recent study.

Researchers have identified a group of genetic variants related to the starting point of Parkinson disease.

Although 93% of employers say curbing the cost of healthcare and increasing its affordability is a top priority over the next 3 years, 63% of employers see healthcare affordability as the most difficult challenge, according to the 24th annual Best Practices in Health Care Employer Survey by Willis Towers Watson.

A smart mobile health tool that supports patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be an effective alternative to a paper action plan for self-management of exacerbations.

Black patients with diabetes may have a significantly higher risk of readmission to hospitals than other ethnic and racial minorities due to the high burden and complications of the disease, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.