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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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4th July 2019

8-year follow-up data of alemtuzumab presented

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An update of the long-term efficacy and safety data of alemtuzumab in patients with relapsing-remitting MS was presented at the 5th Annual Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN)…

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1st July 2019

Thought-controlled prosthetic limbs could be in reach

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Improvements in the way in which neural activity is mapped could be an important step towards thought-controlled body augmentations such as prosthetic limbs, researchers at the Neural Prosthetics Translational Laboratory…

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20th June 2019

Machine-learning algorithm predicts psychosis from speech

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Algorithms designed to find hidden clues within everyday language can predict those at risk of developing psychosis, a new study reports. Using machine learning, researchers from the Department of Psychology…

Peter Stevenson, PhD
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17th May 2019

Shedding light on CIDP

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While it is the most common chronic autoimmune neuropathy, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare, acquired peripheral neuropathy characterised by proximal upper and lower limb weakness. CIDP remains…

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17th May 2019

Establishing sNfL as an MS Biomarker

https://www.brainwork.md/content/uploads/2019/05/Brainwork-MSBiomarkers.jpg 3300 2200 Carlotta Foletti, PhD Carlotta Foletti, PhD https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c8bf2814aa3641344dd6e3b11325ad20?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th May 2019 17th May 2019

At the ECTRIMS annual congress in October 2018, there was a lot of talk on serum neurofilament light (sNfL) becoming the first blood biomarker predicting neuronal damage caused by neurological…

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17th May 2019

News from the ocrelizumab front

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In our ongoing coverage of the AAN Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, we are focusing on select posters reporting on studies of ocrelizumab, an intravenous humanised monoclonal antibody that selectively targets…

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17th May 2019

Latest advances in migraine therapy

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Migraines are the most common type of primary headache disorders, and triptans – serotonin 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonists originally developed as cranial vasoconstrictors – are the backbone of current acute attack…

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16th May 2019

Preventing migraines through diet

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As part of our coverage on the updates in migraine research at the 2019 AAN Annual Meeting, we attended Dr Belinda Savage-Edwards’ presentation – in collaboration with chef Tess Connors…

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16th May 2019

An update on chronic migraine diagnosis

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Headache disorders are among the leading causes of years lived with disability, in both men and women.1 Chronic migraines, in particular, are typically estimated to have a global prevalence of…

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