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9th July 2019

Treating nature with NURTURE: Interim results of nusinersen for SMA

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Promising results for a disease-modifying treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) were presented at the 5th Annual Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Oslo, Norway, last week.…

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9th July 2019

Cellular power failures linked to Parkinsonism

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Mounting evidence is linking neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinsonism and dementia, with mitochondrial dysfunction.1 At the 5th Annual Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Oslo, Norway, the…

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30th November 2018

Gene therapy shows promise in Parkinson’s disease

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Interim results from a Phase Ib trial show that gene therapy may reduce the need for medication in patients with Parkinson’s disease refractory to levodopa. The investigational therapy is designed…

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19th October 2018

Cognitive impairment in MS

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Up to 70% of MS patients suffer from cognitive decline, which often has a profound impact on an individual’s quality of life. It is little surprise that MS researchers are…

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16th October 2018

Serum neurofilament light: A biomarker for disease activity in MS

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How close are we to establishing a reliable liquid biomarker for detecting disease onset, progression and treatment response in multiple sclerosis? According to Dr Peter Calabresi (Johns Hopkins, USA) at…

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15th October 2018

Results from the MS-SMART trial unveiled

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Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) is known to be extremely difficult to treat; there are no effective therapies for halting or reversing disability progression in the late disease phase. In…

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12th October 2018

Fighting neurodegeneration in MS

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The pathology of multiple sclerosis (MS) involves not only the loss of myelin sheets around the axons of neurons, but also the fragmentation of the axons themselves. At ECTRIMS 2018,…

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12th October 2018

MS treatment strategy: Hitting hard and early, or minimising risks through stepwise escalation?

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With more than a dozen approved treatment options for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), treatment decision making is an increasingly complex task for neurologists. At ECTRIMS 2018, the topic on which…

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17th September 2018

Gut feelings on MS: A conversation with Prof. Pot

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How does the gut–brain axis influence neuro-inflammation and the disease course of MS? Although we know that gut homeostasis and gut functions are closely related to food intake, we want…

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1st September 2018

At the cutting edge of neurosurgery – A conversation with Dr Kienzler

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We met with Dr Jenny Kienzler – who recently won the first prize from the Swiss Neurosurgical Society – to talk about some hot topics in neurosurgery. Dr Kienzler is…

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