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Is personalised medicine for neurodegenerative disorders on the horizon?
According to UT Southwestern, USA, new discoveries focusing on neurodegenerative disorders predict ability to forecast dementia from a single molecule.
By recently identifying the molecular...
Genetic study points to potential epilepsy therapy
Newly identified drugs are promising candidates for epilepsy therapy as they directly target the genetic basis of the disease.
In order to create a better...
Fibromyalgia treatment options: activation of glial cells
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and Harvard University, USA, have made a ground-breaking step towards finding fibromyalgia treatment options.
Fibromyalgia treatment options have been difficult...
Brain disorders in Europe: The Space Race of the 21st Century
No challenge is greater than that of understanding the brain. The EBC explain why more research is key to confronting brain disorders in Europe.
Non-profit...
Neurosteer: introducing a novel brain activity monitor
Neurosteer has developed a three-electrode neurological monitor that provides multiple brain activity biomarkers.
Neurosteer has the mission to improve the quality of brain disorder care...
Healthtech device for locked-in syndrome patients now offered by NHS Supply Chain
Patients with locked-in syndrome can now receive a breakthrough AI-powered healthtech device available through the NHS Supply Chain.
EyeControl have developed a ground-breaking communication device...
Have scientists discovered a way of treating migraines without medicine?
By changing the body’s molecules using a small inhaler, scientists have discovered that treating migraines without medication is a possibility.
Patients suffering from migraines can...
Preventing neurons from dying: neuron survival deciphered
Researchers have deciphered the regulatory impact on neuronal survival making a monumental step towards preventing neurons from dying.
A research group led by Dr. Volker...
Therapies for fibromyalgia may be on the horizon
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and Harvard University, USA, have made a groundbreaking step towards finding new therapies for fibromyalgia.
Therapies for fibromyalgia have been...
Have scientists found a way of halting and reversing neurodegeneration?
Researchers have identified a molecule with the capabilities of halting and reversing neurodegeneration typically caused by Parkinson’s disease.
A scientific collaboration led by researchers at...
Harmonising birth defects and cancer: research uncovers fine balance between cell survival and death
A recent study suggests that it is important to strike a healthy balance between too much cell death, which can lead to developmental abnormalities...
Tilray gains US Government approval to import a medical cannabis study drug
Import of pharmaceutical grade medical cannabis produced by Tilray® Inc has been approved by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), with a special study...
Does chronic sleep loss adversely impair body composition?
Researchers have found that the risk for obesity and Type 2 diabetes is elevated in those who suffer from chronic sleep loss or who...
How different are the minds of procrastinators to the efficient minded?
Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, have identified two brain areas whose volume and functional connectivity are linked to an individual’s ability to control their...
Could osteoporosis be linked to development of dementia?
In almost 60,000 patients, the risk of dementia could be linked to osteoporosis, according to an investigation by the Epidemiology Team of IQVIA, Frankfurt,...
Locked-In Syndrome patients given new revolutionary AI-powered device
Patients with Locked-In Syndrome have been given a new sense of freedom with the first ever wearable continuous communication device.
The EyeControl is a groundbreaking...
Dementia patients at risk of bone fractures when taking Z-drugs
Patients with dementia taking Z-drugs to improve sleep are at an increased risk of bone fractures, according to new research from the University of...
Barnardo’s comments on issues with child mental health services
Barnardo’s has responded to the governments reaction to a consultation on a Green Paper, saying it is “disappointed” in the failure to address major...
How is the EU tackling neurodegenerative diseases?
Health Europa investigates the work of the EU Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research, the largest global research initiative aimed at tackling the challenge...
Strong rise in number of children given antidepressant prescriptions
The number of children in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland being give antidepressant prescriptions has seen a substantial increase over the last three years,...