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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…

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17th May 2019

Establishing sNfL as an MS Biomarker

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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1st May 2019

Will new understanding equal new treatments for toxic ALS mutation?

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Researchers may have solved the mystery surrounding the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), marking out new territory in which to explore…

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3rd April 2019

Young neurons in mature brains

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A new study uncovered the existence of immature neurons in adult brains well into old age, adding more weight to the longstanding debate of whether…

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22nd March 2019

Could the gut-brain axis have a role in stroke recovery?

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Acute disruption of bacterial populations in the gut after stroke could have a detrimental effect on recovery, according to new research. The role that our…

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15th March 2019

Genetic link uncovered that could help protect against PTSD

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A new study has identified a link between fear memory and TIA1, a prion-related RNA-binding protein whose capacity to form various types of intracellular aggregates…

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18th February 2019

FDA issues warnings on illegal Alzheimer’s drugs

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On 11 February 2019, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warnings to 17 companies that illegally sold more than 50 products claiming…

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31st January 2019

Stem-cell therapy puts the brakes on MS

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New data reveal the power of stem-cell transplantation in slowing or even halting disease progression in patients with RRMS, thereby reinvigorating further exploration of cellular…

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