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A new research initiative aims to lay the foundation for the country’s first genetic screening programme for brain aneurysms—potentially reshaping how the NHS identifies and manages a life-threatening but often overlooked condition that can devastate families for generations. The ROAR-DNA Project, a UK-based multicentre research project bringing together researchers from University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation [...]
A new study finds that a high-salt diet triggers brain inflammation that drives up blood pressure. The research, led by McGill University scientist Masha Prager-Khoutorsky in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team at McGill and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, suggests the brain may be a missing link in certain forms of [...]
Having a larger waistline, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. The study does not prove that metabolic syndrome causes Parkinson’s disease; it only shows an association. Metabolic syndrome is defined as having three or more [...]
People with Cerebral Palsy in Scotland face further disadvantage in accessing support if the condition is included alongside many others in the country’s Long Term Conditions Strategy, a specialist charity has warned. A recent consultation by the Scottish Government on a new integrated framework for long-term conditions sought feedback from people across the country on [...]
Charity rowers mistaken for migrants by an MP have finished the first leg of their Britain circumnavigation, reaching the Forth Bridge near Edinburgh. The Row4MND crew rowed around 900 miles since leaving Land’s End on 25 July, burning 450,000 calories while battling sleep deprivation and exhaustion. They are raising money for Leeds Hospitals Charity, the [...]
Neuro Rehab Times explores the latest business and pharmaceutical developments in the world of neuro-rehabilitation. US$32m to advance left atrial appendage occlusion technology Medical device company Conformal Medical, has raised US$32m to advance its left atrial appendage occlusion technology. The funds will support the enrolment of the company's ongoing CONFORM Pivotal Trial and [...]
With high failure rates in neurodegenerative and metabolic disease research, Cantabio Pharmaceuticals is working to close the gap with the development of novel therapeutics and a diagnostic platform for biochemical stress. NR Times speaks to CEO Gergely Toth to find out more. Founded in 2015, Cantabio Pharmaceuticals has been working to develop novel therapies to reduce the [...]
In June, Cure Parkinson’s convened a workshop of researchers, organisations and individuals in the Parkinson’s community to focus on developing combination therapies. This informed the £2m funding call that the charity is announcing today that will open in October 2025. Currently, clinical trials for Parkinson’s have largely focussed on testing single drugs, or monotherapies, for [...]
Stroke patients at an English hospital are getting quicker diagnoses with artificial intelligence that gives consultants instant access to brain scan images. Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley introduced RapidAI in May 2024. The system speeds up triage – prioritising patients by urgency – by sending scans directly to consultants’ mobile phones. Since its introduction at [...]
Researchers in Australia have developed a weekly injection for Parkinson’s disease that could replace the need for patients to take multiple daily pills. The treatment combines two key Parkinson’s drugs – levodopa and carbidopa – in a single injectable dose that releases gradually over seven days. After more than two years of research, the team [...]
