Neurology in the News: Plaque, Parkinson Prevention, Promising Strategies

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending October 9, 2026.

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

Carmela Tartaglia, MD, FRCPC, discusses the challenges of diagnosing frontotemporal dementia, the evolving role of biomarkers, and emerging approaches to disease modification.

Phase 3 ARISE trial results show solengepras 150 mg significantly reduced OFF time and improved motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson disease.

New cerebrospinal fluid biomarker data suggest shared LRRK2 pathway activation across sporadic and LRRK2-associated Parkinson disease, potentially informing biomarker development and therapeutic targeting.

An MDS 2026 plenary speaker discusses the evolving role of infusion therapies, deep brain stimulation, and focused ultrasound in Parkinson disease, including when to consider device-aided therapies and how treatment selection can be individualized.

Carlos Cruchaga, PhD, director of the NeuroGenomics and Informatics Center at Washington University, discusses emerging blood-based biomarkers for monitoring biological and cognitive responses to lecanemab treatment in Alzheimer disease.

Phase 2a trial results showed 800 mg vutiglabridin significantly improved motor symptom scores compared with placebo in early-stage Parkinson's disease.