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CBD could be used to deliver drugs into the brain, research shows
April 18, 2019Research and Development BBB, CBD, CNS, brain, drug delivery, neuroscience
Cannabidiol (CBD), one of 113 cannabinoids in cannabis plants, could be used to deliver medicines into the brain, according to …
Drug slows brain shrinkage associated with progressive multiple sclerosis, study shows
August 30, 2018Research and Development MS, brain, ibudilast, neuroscience, research
The multiple sclerosis drug ibudilast, slowed brain shrinkages in patients with progressive MS, a study published in the New England …
Placebo discovery could change how clinical trials operate
October 28, 2016Medical Communications Northwestern Medicine, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, brain, fMRI, pain relief
Researchers from Northwestern Medicine and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) have pinpointed, for the first time, exactly which region …
US biotech company to try resurrect the clinically dead
May 4, 2016Research and Development US, bioquark, biotech, brain, central nervous system, clinically dead, dead, patients, ressurect
A US biotech firm has announced plans for a Phase I trial that will see them attempt to bring brain-dead …
£16m dementia research platform launched
June 19, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, MRC, Parkinson's, brain, dementia, ukdp
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has launched the UK Dementias Research Platform (UKDP), a £16 million public-private partnership set up …
Cancer Research funding to be doubled
April 30, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, brain, breast, funding, lung
Cancer Research UK is to increase its research funding by 50% over the next decade as part of a new strategy …
Lundbeck teams up with Lieber Institute
April 3, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Pfizer, Roche, ability, brain, lieber, lilly
Lundbeck has entered into a new partnership with the Lieber Institute for Brain Development in the hope of discovering new …
Smartphone app to aid brain injury sufferers
November 21, 2013Medical Communications brain, brain in hand, digital, glenside, smartphone, wells
Neurological rehabilitation firm Glenside are running a large-scale pilot which uses smartphone technology to improve the lives of people with …
Transparent implant opens ‘window’ on the brain
September 4, 2013Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing UC, YSZ, brain
Researchers have developed a cranial implant that could act as a brain ‘window’, making life-changing procedures safer and easier. The …
Dementia rates declining in UK
July 17, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, UK, brain, dementia
A new study has found that the rate of dementia in Britain has decreased over the past two decades, contrary …
EU nod for Lilly brain diagnostic
January 18, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzhheimer's, Amyvid, brain, lilly
Eli Lilly’s diagnostic radiopharmaceutical Amyvid has been approved in Europe to assess whether patients have Alzheimer’s disease. Amyvid (Florbetapir F …
Avastin shows brain cancer benefit
November 20, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, Merck, Roche, avastin, brain
In a Phase III trial, Roche’s Avastin has helped people with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) live longer without their disease worsening. …
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