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The Female Leaders Who Shaped an Epilepsy Icon: Reflections From Jacqueline A. French, MD
February 3rd 2025Jacqueline A. French, MD, a professor of neurology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, provided clinical perspectives on her experiences and career growth in neurology amid National Women Physicians Day.
Advancing Neurology Through Compassion and Innovation: Insights from Dr. Hubble
February 3rd 2025Jean Hubble, MD, a retired movement disorder specialist and consultant to the PMD Alliance, shares her reflections on National Women Physicians Day, the unique contributions of women in neurology, and the pathways to fostering future leaders in movement disorders care.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Insomnia Demonstrates Effectiveness in Improving Cancer-Related Fatigue
January 31st 2025Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, a multicomponent psychotherapy, consists of sleep restriction, stimulus control, cognitive restructuring, relaxation training, and sleep hygiene.
FDA Approves Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Suzetrigine for Acute Pain Management
Published: January 30th 2025 | Updated: February 21st 2025Suzetrigine, a selective inhibitor of the NaV1.8 sodium channel, offers an alternative opioid treatment option for patients to treat moderate to severe pain without risk of addiction.
Updates in Therapeutic Development: Clinical Trial Readouts to Watch in the First Half of 2025
January 29th 2025Explore some of the most highly anticipated clinical trials with data readouts expected in the second half of 2025—key updates that researchers and clinicians in neurology won’t want to miss.
BLA Submitted for Muscle-Promoting Therapy Apitegromab as New Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
January 29th 2025The submission was based on promising data from a phase 3 and phase 2 study, where treatment with apitegromab led to significant improvements in motor function among patients with SMA on SMN-targeted treatments.
NeuroVoices: Daniel Harrison, MD, on Defining APP Competencies in Neurocritical Care Teams
January 29th 2025The neurointensivist and assistant professor of neurology at Boston Medical Center gave insight on a 2024 paper establishing entrustable professional activities for neurocritical care advanced practice providers.
Implementing MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound: Challenges and Opportunities
January 28th 2025Neurologists Steven Lewis, MD, and Behrang Saminejad, MD, of Lehigh Valley Health Network, provided commentary on the ways to successfully implement focused ultrasound as a treatment for essential tremor and Parkinson disease.
Innovating Parkinson's Care: Key Takeaways from the CE Mark Approval of BrainSense aDBS
January 28th 2025Amaza Reitmeier and Ashwini Sharan, MD, gave clinical perspectives on the CE Mark approval for Medtronic’s BrainSense Adaptive DBS and Electrode Identifier, 2 technologies geared towards patients with Parkinson disease.
New Immune Biomarkers of Multiple Sclerosis Discovered in Study of Anti-CD3 Antibody Foralumab
January 27th 2025Treatment with foralumab, an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, led to the discovery of several biomarkers known to be associated with antigen presentation, interferon responses, and other regulatory immune mechanisms.
Feasibility and Scalability of Amprion’s Assay for Synucleinopathy Diagnosis: Russ Lebovitz, MD, PhD
January 24th 2025The chief executive officer and cofounder of Amprion discussed the integration process of a novel a-synuclein seed amplification assay used to distinguish seeds from Lewy bodies and glilal cytoplasmic inclusions. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]
FDA Accepts sNDA for Higher Dosing Regimen of Nusinersen for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
January 23rd 2025In the phase 2/3 DEVOTE study, a higher dose of nusinersen met its primary end point at 6 months, achieving a statistically significant improvement in motor function among treatment-naïve symptomatic infants with SMA.
Insights From AES 2024: Advancements and Challenges in Epilepsy Care
January 23rd 2025Leah Blank, MD, an assistant professor of neurology, population health, science, and policy at the Icahn School of Medicine provided commentary on some of the experience and positive movement from the 2024 American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting.