Maria Arini Lopez, PT, DPT

In a retrospective observational study, researchers analyzed the mortality risk of sleep apnea among patients with severe epilepsy.

In a cross-sectional study, researchers assessed the relationship between neurophobia and the probability of specializing in neurology as a future career path among Hispanic medical students.

In a large-scale prospective design study, researchers analyzed associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior with neuropsychiatric diseases.

In a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, researchers assessed the efficacy and safety of AXS-12 (reboxetine) in patients with narcolepsy.

Researchers sought to assess mortality trends associated with hypertension-related vascular dementia across various demographics in the United States.

Researchers sought to determine whether early vs late continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment mitigates the risk of developing Parkinson disease in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Presenting at ACTRIMS 2025, researchers assessed whether biological aging, measured by metabolomic aging, can be reversed through fasting-mimicking diets in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Presenting at ACTRIMS 2025, researchers characterized demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical factors and outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis with depression and anxiety.

Presenting at ACTRIMS 2025, researchers determined whether telomere length as a biological aging marker varied among patients with pediatric-onset MS compared with age-similar healthy control individuals.

Clinical trial investigators explore the headway made by diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in clinical trials of Alzheimer disease and related dementias and the challenges that still persist.

Diagnosing patients with neurologic Lyme disease can take upwards of 2 years, which Maria Arini Lopez discovered first-hand in the spring of 2021.

Researchers explored the relationship between military service and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis survival in the context of occupational lead exposure.

Researchers assessed perceptions held by Black neurologists in the US regarding the national need for more Black neurologists and issues of racial inequity.

Researchers explored response and remission rates in older adults with insomnia disorder and objective short sleep receiving lemborexant treatment.

Researchers explored the safety, effectiveness, tolerability, and treatment optimization in patients with narcolepsy who transition from sodium oxybate to low-sodium oxybate.

In a population-based, case-control study, researchers assessed the relationship between environmental exposure to airborne metals and Parkinson disease risk.

Understanding autism symptoms in women can help physicians better identify and support women with ASD, to ultimately improve their quality of life.

Allison Paugh, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP), explains the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan for autism from early childhood to adulthood.

Researchers examined the effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for decreasing psychological distress among patients with IBD.

Researchers evaluated the prevalence and characteristics of covert, minimal hepatic encephalopathy among patients with liver cirrhosis.

In a nested case-control study, researchers assessed the effect of smoking on the risk of developing multiple sclerosis in Black and White US military personnel.

Researchers sought to assess the cost-effectiveness of exercise or cognitive and social enrichment activities to improve cognition in older adults with chronic stroke.

Dr Caplan discusses the complexities and obstacles of postpartum depression for women physicians, and how the new FDA-approved treatment, zuranolone, may provide hope.

In a retrospective, multicenter, cohort study, researchers compared in-hospital outcomes, including mortality, in older adults with and without epilepsy with COVID-19.

In a retrospective study, researchers examined the association of whole grain consumption and longitudinal change in global cognition, perceptual speed, and episodic memory across different racial and ethnic groups.

In a prospective cohort study, researchers assessed the incidence of and factors associated with PIRA and relapse-associated worsening in pediatric-onset MS compared with typical adult-onset MS and late-onset MS.

Researchers sought to assess the association between total cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein levels and severity in Parkinson disease.

In a phase 3 trial, researchers assessed the efficacy and tolerability of adjunctive brivaracetam in Asian patients with focal onset seizures.

In the open-label extension of a phase 3 trial, researchers assessed the efficacy and safety of CBD in both pediatric and adult patients with tuberous sclerosis complex.

In 2 phase 3 trials, researchers assessed the use of gantenerumab for reducing amyloid plaque burden and slowing cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer disease.