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- Jeffrey Cohen, MD, Delivers Kenneth P. Johnson Memorial Lecture at ACTRIMS 2026https://practicalneurology.com/news/jeffrey-cohen-md-delivers-kenneth-p-johnson-memorial-lecture-at-actrims-2026/2485637/The Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) has honored Jeffrey Cohen, MD, with the 2026 Kenneth P. Johnson Memorial Lecture, recognizing his longstanding contributions to multiple sclerosis (MS) research, clinical care, and leadership. The annual memorial le
- 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutic Research Presented to Lars Lannfelt, MD, PhDhttps://practicalneurology.com/news/2024-lifetime-achievement-award-in-alzheimers-disease-therapeutic-research-presented-to-lars-lannfelt-md-phd/2470618/Lars Lannfelt, MD, PhD has been recognized as the recipient of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutic Research at the 17th annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference. Dr. Lannfelt was selected based on his pioneering work in Alzheim
- UCSF Professor Bruce Ovbiagele, MD Recognized with Scientific Breakthrough Award at AAN 2024https://practicalneurology.com/news/ucsf-professor-bruce-ovbiagele-md-recognized-with-scientific-breakthrough-award-at-aan-2024/2470442/This year, the American Brain Foundation (ABF) awarded Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MAS, FAAN the annual Scientific Breakthrough Award. Dr Ovbiagele, a Professor of Neurology at University of California (UC) San Francisco and Associate Dean of the San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare Syste
- Possible Treatment for Focal Laryngeal Dystonia Revealed at MDS Conferencehttps://practicalneurology.com/news/possible-treatment-for-focal-laryngeal-dystonia-reported-at-mds-conference/2470597/Results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized cross-over study presented at the 2024 International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders suggest that sodium oxybate (SO) may be an effective treatment for some people with focal laryngeal dystonia (LD). This phase
- Intravenously and Subcutaneously Infused Levodopa/Carbidopa for Advanced Parkinson Diseasehttps://practicalneurology.com/news/intravenously-and-subcutaneously-infused-levodopacarbidopa-for-advanced-parkinson-disease/2470016/Pharmacokinetic findings from a study (NCT00660673) of intravenous levodopa/carbidopa (LCIV) (DIZ101; Dizlin Pharmaceuticals, Gothenburg, Sweden) or subcutaneous l
- Blarcamesine Reduces Rett Syndrome Symptomshttps://practicalneurology.com/news/blarcamesine-reduces-rett-syndrome-symptoms/2469814/Blarcamesine (Anavex2-73; Anavex Life Sciences Corp, New York, NY), once daily oral liquid doses of up to 30mg, demonstrated statistically significant reductions in Rett syndrome symptoms with related changes in potential biomarkers, GABA and L-Alpha-aminoadipic acid (L-AAA), of disease pathology
- Over $500,000 Awarded for ALS and Mitochondrial Myopathies Researchhttps://practicalneurology.com/news/over-500000-awarded-for-als-and-mitochondrial-myopathies-research/2470938/The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA; Chicago, IL) has partnered with the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM-Téléthon; Evry, France) to award a total of $510,000 in grant funding across 2 research projects. The grant funding is intended to accelerate the development of tr
- Barancik Prize Awarded to Dr. Ruth Ann Marrie at ACTRIMS 2023https://practicalneurology.com/news/barancik-prize-awarded-to-dr-ruth-ann-marrie-at-actrims-2023/2470120/The National Multiple Sclerosis Society announced that Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, P
- Fenfluramine May Usher in Higher Standards for Treatment of Dravet Syndromehttps://practicalneurology.com/news/fenfluramine-may-usher-in-higher-standards-for-treatment-of-dravet-syndrome/2469642/In an editorial in Epilepsy and Behavior, Helen Cross, MD and Joseph Sullivan, MD suggest fenfluramine (Fintepla; Zogenix, Emeryville, CA) clinical trial results can raise the bar for efficacy of antiseizure medications (ASMs) for
- Peanut Consumption May Lower Risk of Strokehttps://practicalneurology.com/news/peanut-consumption-may-lower-risk-of-stroke/2469686/According to new research published in Stroke, people living in Japan who ate peanuts (on average 4-5 peanuts/day) had a lower risk of ischemic stroke or a cardiovascular disease event. Previous studies have l