Neurology News

Teva Pharmaceuticals and Medincell have announced positive efficacy results from the phase 3 SOLARIS clinical trial evaluating an investigational, monthly subcutaneous injectable in adults with schizophrenia.

DESTIN, Fla. — “Sprouting” of new nerve endings in certain areas of the knee could be a key to understanding osteoarthritis and developing new treatments, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.

The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to a microbiome-modifying biologic to treat Angelman syndrome, according to the manufacturer.

DENVER — For those diagnosed with migraine, gastrointestinal issues or both, psychiatric comorbidities increase the risk of worsened physical and mental states, according to an expert at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

A physician practice owner’s week is spent seeing and caring for patients and managing the day-to-day issues of the practice.

The FDA’s approval of Leqembi in July 2023 triggered a wave of discussion in the medical community on how to prescribe and properly administer the amyloid-targeting antibody to treat those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

DENVER — Lidocaine injection in the occipital region for young persons with acute migraine significantly increased pain relief compared with saline injections, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Topcon Healthcare has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to create “Healthcare from the Eye,” an AI-powered solution developed to improve health care by prescreening patients for systemic and neurological diseases via a noninvasive eye scan.

The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to a proprietary oligonucleotide conjugate for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1, according to the manufacturer.

For patients diagnosed with intracerebral hemorrhage, surgical intervention within 24 hours led to better functional outcomes at 180 days compared with medical management alone, researchers wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine.