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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending July 10, 2026.

Recent findings from a study of growth and nutritional status in primary ciliary dyskinesia revealed high rates of undernutrition, obesity, and vitamin D insufficiency across pediatric and adult populations.

Carol Rosen, MD, professor emerita of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, talked about the transformation of pediatric sleep medicine from a clinical curiosity to a core medical specialty at SLEEP 2026.

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Daniel Ontaneda, MD, PhD. [LISTEN TIME: 20 minutes]

The first randomized, double-blind trial directly comparing the two anti-CD20 agents showed rituximab met the prespecified noninferiority criterion on MRI suppression, with a similar serious adverse event profile and a substantially lower cost.

In a cross-sectional analysis of more than 1,700 participants, plasma CGRP concentrations did not distinguish individuals with migraine from healthy controls, suggesting limited utility as a standalone diagnostic biomarker.

AbobotulinumtoxinA met its primary end point in both the E-BEOND and C-BEOND phase 3 trials, marking the first time a botulinum toxin has demonstrated statistically significant efficacy in episodic migraine prevention.

Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, MD, FAASM, FAAN, newly installed president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and medical director of sleep medicine at Millennium Physician Group, shares her clinical and policy priorities for the year ahead and her vision for the future of sleep medicine.

At CMSC 2026, the associate professor of neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin discussed the need to reconsider clinical trial paradigms by recognizing the role of immune cells in MS. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

TG Therapeutics has indicated it plans to submit a supplemental BLA to the FDA in the second half of 2026, seeking approval for the consolidated initiation regimen of ublituximab-xiiy.

At CMSC 2026, the director of the multiple sclerosis research unit at Ottawa Hospital discussed how integrating clinical research into MS practice enhances clinician expertise. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The professor of neurology and neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine discussed the ongoing debate around animal models in neuropathy research, the rise of iPSC-derived systems, and why he believes both approaches are needed going forward.

Cleveland Clinic pilots HAP-E, guiding older adults to manage epilepsy and cognitive decline with lifestyle tools, meds support, and virtual access.

Findings from a 25-year analysis showed that tiapride was associated with significantly fewer adverse effect–related discontinuations than tetrabenazine in patients with Huntington disease chorea.

A sleep specialist and sleep patient advocate discussed diagnostic and patient-reported outcome measures that aim to better capture the cognitive, functional, and psychosocial burden of central disorders of hypersomnolence.

Optometrist DeAnn Fitzgerald, OD, discussed strategies to identify vision-related symptoms of TBI, the role of detailed history-taking, and the cultural considerations when caring for Hispanic patients.

Catch up on any of the neurology headlines you may have missed in June 2026, compiled into 1 place by the NeurologyLive® team.

Matthew Evans, BM, BCh, DPhil, a consultant neurologist at the University of Oxford, discusses the diagnostic approach to small fiber neuropathy and the challenges of confirming immune-mediated disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

A 10-protein serum signature identified through longitudinal proteomics significantly stratified relapse risk in NMOSD patients, with the 2 strongest markers showing an association with relapse more than 8 months out on average.

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Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is retinal biomarkers for central nervous system disease!

Neurology News Network for the week ending July 4th, 2026. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending July 3, 2026.

The 510(k) clearance was supported by a 3-study, 159-patient registrational program showing a 45.5% increase in response rate vs physical therapy alone, and includes Medicare coverage at launch.

Mitzi Joi Williams, MD, is joined by Dietrich Cox, MD, and Sheree Love to discuss the causes, evaluation, and management of spasticity in neurologic conditions.

New phase 2b PARADIGM data showed PrimeC significantly reduced neuron-derived TDP-43 levels in patients with ALS while reinforcing previously reported improvements in disease progression and survival.

Tom Fuchs, MD, PhD, postdoctoral researcher at the MS Center at Amsterdam University Medical Center, shared his reaction to the European Commission's approval of tolebrutinib for nonrelapsing secondary progressive MS.

Results from the Baby-COMET study of avalglucosidase alfa in infantile-onset Pompe disease will support a planned US regulatory submission for a label extension, anticipated in the second half of 2026.