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08/07/2020 - Hope for new motor neuron disease therapy
Interleukin-2 is a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as motor neuron disease, French researchers have reported. More
08/07/2020 - Could an anaemia drug help COVID-19 patients?
Scientists are investigating whether a common anaemia drug, erythropoietin, could become an effective treatment for COVID-19. More
03/07/2020 - Reluctance to call 999 linked to stroke deaths
Reluctance to “burden” the emergency services means people have failed to dial 999 after suffering a suspected stroke, campaigners say today. More
25/06/2020 - Bowel disease link to dementia
Inflammatory bowel disease is significantly linked to a raised risk of dementia, according to a new analysis. More
24/06/2020 - Dementia may be linked to obesity
Obesity is linked to a later diagnosis of dementia, British researchers report today. More
27/05/2020 - Test for early stage Huntington's disease
A test for the earliest stages of Huntington’s disease could be used to guide treatment, British researchers report today. More
27/05/2020 - Dementia gene linked to severe Covid-19 disease
People who carry two faulty copies of the APOE gene - linked to dementia - are at twice the risk of developing severe Covid-19, scientists have reported. More
26/05/2020 - Antibody breakthrough for Alzheimer's disease
An antibody has been designed that can identify the toxic particles that destroy healthy brain cells in Alzheimer's disease, it has been announced. More
15/05/2020 - New treatment hope for brain and spinal cord injuries
A repurposed treatment could dramatically reduce swelling after brain and spinal cord injury, according to the findings of a major global study. More
05/05/2020 - Parkinson's dyskinesia mechanism discovered
A key mechanism underlying dyskinesia in people with Parkinson’s disease has been uncovered for the first time, potentially paving the way to treat the side effect, it has been announced. More
04/05/2020 - Immune system clues to virus care
Immune suppressants might play a role in the early treatment of Covid-19, one expert has suggested amid several studies highlighting the body's over-reaction to the virus. More
29/04/2020 - Gut neurons linked to Parkinson's disease
Researchers have investigated which types of nerve cells contain genes linked to Parkinson’s disease, pinpointing a cluster in the gut. More
12/03/2020 - New migraine treatment gains backing
Up to 10,000 people in England could be offered a new anti-migraine self-injected drug, it was announced today. More
11/03/2020 - Support needed for parents of children with learning disabilities
New research has highlighted the mental health struggles of some parents of children with learning disabilities. More
09/03/2020 - Award to research raised brain pressure
The University of Birmingham’s Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research has been awarded £1.68m for a five-year research programme into intracranial hypertension and to develop a treatment for a rare condition that can lead to blindness, it has been announced. More
26/02/2020 - Project for brain tumour test begins
Fluorescent carbon dots and nanophotonics are being used in a new project aiming to improve diagnosis of brain tumours. More
25/02/2020 - Preclinical trials provide hope for brain injury recovery
Resetting immune cells could help to treat people with traumatic brain injury, a new study has found. More
21/02/2020 - Parkinson's decline link to iron in brain
An MRI technique can detect patterns of iron accumulation in the brain – and is showing promise as a way of diagnosing Parkinson's disease, researchers report today. More
20/02/2020 - Dementia projections for Europe
The number of people living with dementia in Europe will continue to increase, even though the rate of diagnosis is decreasing, according to a new analysis. More
12/02/2020 - Gene clue to Alzheimer's protein build-up
Scientists have made new discoveries about the build-up of proteins in the brain during Alzheimer's disease. More
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