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An overview of the Neurotech Investing and Partnering Conference

An overview of the Neurotech Investing and Partnering Conference

Health Europa shines a spotlight on the 13th annual Neurotech Investing and Partnering Conference, which took place in Boston, USA, in May. The 21st Century...
Neurodegenerative disease research funding up by a third since 2011

Neurodegenerative disease research funding up by a third since 2011

Global neurodegenerative disease research funding has seen a substantial improvement, with funding being up by a third since 2011, according to a new survey. As...
Alzheimer’s and herpes virus link has been highlighted in new study

Alzheimer’s and herpes virus link has been highlighted in new study

A new commentary by scientists at the universities of Manchester and Edinburgh, UK, on a study by Taiwanese epidemiologists has shown support for the...
Neuroscience Trials Australia – leading the way in clinical trials

Neuroscience Trials Australia – leading the way in clinical trials

Why Australia is undoubtably the place to be for conducting clinical trials in the neuroscience space. Neuroscience Trials Australia is an Australian-based, niche, not-for-profit contract...
People with traumatic brain injury are at increased risk of dementia

People with traumatic brain injury are at increased risk of dementia

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to one of the largest studies of its kind. A nationwide study...
Obstructive sleep apnoea linked with brain changes seen in dementia

Obstructive sleep apnoea linked with brain changes seen in dementia

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with changes to the structure of the brain that are also seen in the early stages of dementia,...
Cells working together fuel aggressive childhood brain tumour

Cells working together fuel aggressive childhood brain tumour

Cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour have been discovered working together to infiltrate the brain, which could lead to much-needed...
New therapy developed to treat lysosomal storage disease

New therapy developed to treat lysosomal storage disease

Scientists at the University of Manchester, UK, have developed a new gene therapy that will hopefully be used to treat children with Sanfilippo, a...
Pollution does not increase risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Pollution does not increase risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Air pollution does not increase the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children aged three to ten years, a new study...
WHO release of ICD-11 “important step further for the future of neurology”

WHO release of ICD-11 “important step further for the future of neurology”

The newly released International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) will be implemented for the World Federation of Neurology, which has...
Dementia risk is now a part of the NHS Health Check

Dementia risk is now a part of the NHS Health Check

As part of the NHS Health Check programme GP surgeries will soon start speaking to patients about the ways in which they can reduce...
Dementia risk increased in 50-year-olds with higher blood pressure

Dementia risk increased in 50-year-olds with higher blood pressure

A new study has found that 50-year-olds with blood pressure higher than normal but still below the threshold commonly used when deciding to treat...
Antibody therapy for migraine prevention set for marketing authorisation

Antibody therapy for migraine prevention set for marketing authorisation

The first monoclonal antibody therapy for migraine prevention, Aimovig, has been recommended for marketing authorisation by the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal...
UEA event set to showcase groundbreaking dementia research

UEA event set to showcase groundbreaking dementia research

Health professionals, carers, people with dementia and members of the public have been invited by academics from the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK,...
How copying movements could manage Parkinson's disease

How copying movements could help manage Parkinson’s disease

The imitation of movement could be a key tool in the management of Parkinson's disease, new research from psychologists at the University of Manchester,...
Protein ‘off-switch’ in the brain could help find new Alzheimer's treatments

Protein ‘off-switch’ in the brain could help find new Alzheimer’s treatments

Understanding that memory, learning and cognitive flexibility depend on a protein ‘off-switch’ in the brain could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease, new...
Is insomnia a long-term side effect of stroke?

Is insomnia a long-term side effect of stroke?

Stroke patients experience long-term issues with insomnia, which puts them at an increased risk of depression and limits their ability to learn new skills,...
Heart doctors want to provide treatment for acute ischaemic stroke

Heart doctors want to provide treatment for acute ischaemic stroke

Heart doctors from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council on Stroke are calling on national authorities for permission to provide acute ischaemic stroke...
How depression can negatively affect cognitive function

How depression can negatively affect cognitive function

People with depression or anxiety will have an increased risk of reduced cognitive function due to the advanced speed with which the brain ages,...
Mental Health Europe calls for equal rights at European elections

Mental Health Europe calls for equal rights at European elections

With one year until the next European elections, Mental Health Europe (MHE) has said that EU states must reform outdated laws which strip those...

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