September 28, 2021
Lack of Access to Infusion Centers for Pain Crises
A prospective observational study showed that adults with sickle cell disease who had experienced an uncomplicated vaso-occlusive crisis had better outcomes when treated at specialty infusion centers than emergency departments (EDs). Patients treated at infusion centers received pain medication faster than patients treated at EDs (62 vs. 132 minutes). Additionally, patients treated at infusion centers...
Brain Connectivity Patterns Identify Adult ADHD
A recent study suggests that functional brain connectivity patterns are a stable biomarker of ADHD. Researchers from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), applied a machine-learning approach to brain imaging data and were able to identify with nearly 100% accuracy the adult study participants who had been diagnosed with ADHD...
The Surprising Link Between ADHD and Dementia
In recent years, the number of newly diagnosed ADHD cases has increased dramatically. Along with the rise in cases, awareness of the disorder has also increased. However, few large-scale studies have been conducted to examine the link between ADHD and dementia. One large observational study at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden found a link between...