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UK-based NRG Therapeutics has raised US$67m (£50m) in series B financing to take its lead drug for Parkinson’s disease and ALS into first-in-human clinical trials. The fundraising round was led by the Dementia Discovery Fund, alongside the venture arms of Novartis and Merck KGaA. The series B funding will support Phase 1 trials of NRG5051, [...]
A 65-year-old father-of-three with motor neurone disease (MND) has broken four wheelchair Guinness World Records in a single day. Paul Jameson, from Godalming in Surrey, who can no longer walk or talk, described his feat as a journey from “tragedy to triumph”. The entrepreneur was diagnosed in June 2017 with progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) – [...]
Millions of Britons face a higher risk of stroke or heart failure because of air pollution, with those in the worst-affected areas 7 per cent more likely to suffer strokes. People living in the most polluted areas also faced a 27 per cent greater risk of developing heart failure compared with those in areas with [...]
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) welcomed Duncan Burton, Chief Nursing Officer for England, and Elaine Clancy, Chief Nursing Officer for South West London Integrated Care Board, as part of celebrations marking the first anniversary of the hospital’s Pathway to Excellence designation. During their visit, Duncan and Elaine met patients, families, and colleagues from across [...]
The latest monthly edition of NR Times – packed with brain and spinal insights, opinion, news and approaches – is out today. Read in full below:
An ultrasound helmet that can target brain areas 1,000 times smaller than previous ultrasound methods may offer a non-invasive alternative to surgery for Parkinson’s disease. The device directs mechanical pulses to regions as small as a grain of rice in the brain, potentially replacing deep brain stimulation (DBS). DBS requires electrodes to be surgically implanted [...]
Two people in Toronto have become the first in Canada to receive Neuralink’s brain-computer interface implants. The procedures, carried out at University Health Network (UHN) on 27 August and 3 September, involved patients with cervical spinal cord injuries – damage to the neck that can cause paralysis in the arms and legs. Each patient received [...]
A distinct MS subtype has been identified in patients with significant cognitive impairment but little physical disability, often leaving it undetected and untreated. The subtype affects functions such as information processing, memory and attention, while showing few of the movement difficulties usually linked with multiple sclerosis. Professor Adam Hampshire is professor of cognitive and computational [...]
Patients with atrial fibrillation living in food deserts face more than double the risk of ischaemic stroke and nearly four times the risk of death, new research has found. Food deserts – areas where residents live more than a mile from a full-service supermarket – were linked to worse outcomes in people with irregular heart [...]
US House Oversight Committee leaders are demanding answers from the US Navy about traumatic brain injuries among aviators, accusing the service of neglecting pilots’ health. In a letter to Navy Secretary John Phelan, lawmakers requested documents on brain injuries, cognitive dysfunction and mental health issues affecting F-18 pilots, warning that no full investigation has been [...]
