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by Anna Sauerbier   Outbreak of Zika Virus Disease – general information The Zika virus and potential neurological effects The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has released a revised guideline on medicines for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other types… Continue Reading

  by Jan Kuks It should be mentioned, that part of this title is not correct. Yes, the 8th Examination for young neurologists will take place at the site of the EAN-congress in Copenhagen, and yes, it will be on May… Continue Reading

  Background The Alliance for MRI, a coalition of European Parliamentarians, patient groups, leading European scientists and the medical community, was officially launched in March 2007 in response to the pending implementation of the EU Physical Agents 2004/40/EC (on electromagnetic… Continue Reading

by Anna Sauerbier 1. The EU is to set up a new innovation body, but what will it do? 2. New role for motor neurons discovered at Karolinska 3. Increasing the public health potential of basic research and the scientist… Continue Reading

by Anna Sauerbier   Follow-up to the Paris agreement: the role of public health in preventing and responding to climate change (EUROHEALTHNET) Should pregnant women be included in clinical trials (Healthcare Economist) E- fact 76: Well being at work: creating… Continue Reading

On behalf of Prof. Ulrich Jäger, member of the BioMed Alliance Board of Directors and of the Monitoring Horizon 2020 Task Force, we are asking you to provide your input to improve Horizon 2020 and the next Research and Innovation… Continue Reading

by Anna Sauerbier Open call: European Foundations Award for Responsible Research and Innovation (OSHA)
A consortium of European Foundations took the initiative to launch a new award: the European Foundations Award for Responsible Research and Innovation. European Commission signs agreement… Continue Reading

Brussels, Belgium – 17 November 2015 Poland is the first EU member state to launch a national Brain Plan aimed at a better and more accurate use of the health national budget. The EBC was instrumental to this initiative and… Continue Reading

A worldwide call to action, spearheaded by Western University researcher Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, is calling for more attention to the link between reducing strokes and preventing dementia.
Approximately 747,000 Canadians live with dementia, including Alzheimer’s diseases, which represents 14.9 per… Continue Reading

7th World Congress of the World Sleep Federation 
Istanbul, Turkey
October 31 – November 3, 2015 This 7th WSF congress will be hosted by the ESRS, an international scientific nonprofit organization whose aim is to promote all aspects of sleep… Continue Reading

The European Brain Council sends out a newsletter as well as an External Environmental Report that brings articles and projects of interest to the attention of its members. From these, the Neuropenews Editors identify those that are of interest for… Continue Reading

How do neurological patients and their families experience stigma? That was the subject of a European Parliament meeting on 14 October, 2015 “Neurological, chronic pain and mental health conditions are not widely recognised or understood by the general population. Negative… Continue Reading

The World Federation of NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR) is conducting a survey to find out what short-term/working memory assessment procedures therapists and researchers use when working with people with aphasia, regardless of medical cause. This will help WFNR identifying current clinical practices… Continue Reading

The European Brain Council sends out a newsletter as well as an External Environmental Report that brings articles and projects of interest to the attention of its members. From these, the Neuropenews Editors identify those that are of interest for… Continue Reading

Annual Meeting of the German-Austrian-Swiss Epilepsy Task-Force (DACH-AK) 2015
Prien am Chiemsee, Germany
October 15-16, 2015 Aim of the meeting is advanced eduction for epiletologists, neurologists interested in epilepsy, paediatricians and clinicians. Controversies will be discussed, as well as interesting… Continue Reading