FDA wants more data on promising ALS drug, frustrating patients seeking faster access
People living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, in the U.S. will have to wait…
Category: neurology
Akili’s therapeutic video game will be tested as a treatment for Covid ‘brain fog’
Akili, which made history last summer by earning regulatory clearance for the first video-game based…
1 in 3 Covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric condition in the next six months, large study finds
Six months after being diagnosed with Covid-19, 1 in 3 patients also had experienced a…
Opinion: Jason Karlawish and an Alzheimer’s caregiver on dementia’s ripple effect
In this week’s “First Opinion Podcast,” I speak with Alzheimer’s expert Jason Karlawish, director of…
STAT+: With time running out, an ALS patient fights with Biogen over expanded access to its drug
Earlier this year, Lisa Stockman Mauriello was diagnosed with a fast-moving form of ALS, a…
STAT+: Medicare spending on neurology drugs jumped, while number of claims barely budged
During a recent five-year period, Medicare spending on hundreds of medicines to treat various neurologic…
STAT+: Ovid sells off its lead drug to double down on neuro research
Ovid Therapeutics, months removed from a crushing clinical trial disappointment, said Wednesday that it is…
With chronic migraines, she avoided light for 18 months — and developed a condition from centuries past
In 2017, Karen Porter mentioned something unusual at a routine neurology appointment: Everything she saw…
STAT+: Brainstorm’s cell therapy for ALS lacks convincing clinical data for FDA submission, agency concludes
The Food and Drug Administration told Brainstorm Therapeutics that rejiggered data from a negative clinical…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversations: A conversation on race, science, and advocacy with Black in Neuro founder Angeline Dukes
Editor’s Note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 12 p.m. ET….
Studying Neanderthal mini-brains, scientists unlock clues to modern human evolution
Hoping to learn what sets our brains apart from those of the Neanderthals, scientists have…
Apple Watches can help track Parkinson’s disease symptoms
Apple’s quest to put a smartwatch on every wrist continues with its latest health research:…
STAT+: FDA delays approval decision for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s treatment
The Food and Drug Administration is delaying its decision on Biogen’s closely watched Alzheimer’s drug…
Scientists create a thermostat for blood pressure to help patients with spinal cord injuries
Paralysis or the loss of mobility are among the most pressing and clear consequences of…
Rugby players plan negligence claim for chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Eight former rugby players with early onset dementia are planning to launch negligence claims against…
STAT+: New research underscores the link between multiple sclerosis and the gut microbiome
Researchers have uncovered more evidence that there is a link between a person’s gut microbiome,…
Experimental drug for ALS, dreamed up in a dorm room, offers patients glimmer of hope
An experimental drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, slowed the neurological decline…
‘We do belong here’: The scientist behind #BlackInNeuro hopes to transform a Twitter movement into a lasting community
Angeline Dukes, a graduate student in neuroscience, didn’t intend to organize an entire movement. But…
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STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: FDA approves another Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug; European orphan drug incentives questioned
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
STAT Plus: 4 questions for neurology startups as venture investors pour millions into the field
As pharmaceutical companies stepped back from developing new drugs for neurological conditions, venture capitalists took…
Long after the fire of a Covid-19 infection, mental and neurological effects can still smolder
Early on, patients with both mild and severe Covid-19 say they can’t breathe. Now, after…
When Covid-19 hits the brain, it can cause strokes, psychosis and a dementia-like syndrome, new survey shows
A new survey reveals a wide range of serious psychiatric and neurological complications tied to…
STAT Plus: A preliminary new method could restore the brain cells Parkinson’s disease patients lost
Researchers developed a new method for transforming brain cells that can completely eliminate Parkinson’s disease…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: WHO sets goals for distributing Covid-19 treatments; new warnings urged on diabetes drugs
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? A bright shiny sun and cool breezes are…
STAT Plus: Startup Spotlight: Aiming to speed precision cancer therapies to children
For some children with a certain type of brain tumor, treatment can mean surgery followed…
Listen: Covid-19 in the White House, an audacious approach to Parkinson’s, and the public health lessons from porn
What can the adult film industry teach us about fighting coronavirus? Does the FDA approve…
Ethics questions swirl around historic Parkinson’s experiment
A secretive experiment revealed this week, in which neurosurgeons transplanted brain cells into a patient…
A secret experiment revealed: In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson’s with a novel brain cell transplant
A month before the scheduled surgery, the four researchers were ready to chaperone the brain…
Giving blood thinners to severely ill Covid-19 patients is gaining ground
Treating Covid-19 patients with medicines to prevent blood clots might help reduce deaths in patients…
A ‘sniff test’ signals consciousness after a brain injury, study shows
An unconscious person’s response to odors after a serious brain injury may be a simple…
STAT Plus: Two companies bet on ‘chemogenetics’ to sidestep challenges with neurological drug development
For years, pharmaceutical companies have cut back on drug development that targeted neurological conditions. After…
Opinion: A chronic illness conundrum: Should I tell my employer about my MS?
As I prepared to tell my employer that I have relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, I…
Opinion: The U.S. needs a nationwide registry for traumatic brain injury
The congressional Brain Injury Task Force, co-chaired by Reps. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.) and Don…
STAT Plus: They have ‘Alzheimer’s brains’ but no symptoms. A new wave of drug developers wants to know why
For years they were flukes of the Alzheimer’s world: elderly people who died at an…
STAT Plus: ICER, the controversial cost-effectiveness watchdog, reverses course on two migraine drugs
In an unusual move, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review has reversed course and…
STAT Plus: Rising out-of-pocket costs for dementia and neuropathy drugs lower patient adherence
As out-of-pocket costs rise for medicines used to treat certain neurologic disorders — such as…
Opinion: Microglia: a new target in the brain for depression, Alzheimer’s, and more?
More than a decade ago, I was diagnosed with a string of autoimmune diseases, one…
STAT Plus: A venture firm warms to funding neuroscience
Longtime venture capital star Beth Seidenberg and former Amgen R&D chief Sean Harper say they…
High cost of multiple sclerosis medicines is forcing many patients to take ‘drastic actions’
The high cost of multiple sclerosis treatments has forced 40% of patients to take “drastic…
STAT Plus: An uncommon form of dementia hits at a younger age. Drug makers are searching for a treatment
Growing up in the 1970s, Jary Larsen heard his mother say their extended family had…
STAT Plus: After Ice Bucket campaign, researchers have optimism about insights into ALS puzzle
Five years after Pete Frates helped launch the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness and…
Research using brains-in-a-dish forces a radical rethinking of Huntington’s disease
Even allowing for the fact that these were lilliputian brains, they were not behaving at…
A clinical trial for Huntington’s opens the door to hope for some patients. Only so many can get in
PERRY, N.Y. — Reminders of Huntington’s disease populate Tammy Stewart’s apartment. They are also glimpses…
Warning: Swimming and deep brain stimulation do not mix
For people with Parkinson’s disease, deep brain stimulation can calm the tremors and tame the…