Neurology CRO

Understanding Leqembi: The Latest Advancement in Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy

Understanding Leqembi: The Latest Advancement in Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and is characterized by changes in the brain. While the specific causes of Alzheimer’s are not fully known, the changes include senile plaques composed of amyloid β protein (Aβ) and neurofibrillary, or tau, tangles. Resulting in a loss of neurons and their connections, these changes […]

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Enhancing Caregiver Support: The Key to Advancing Neurodegenerative Disease Clinical Trials

Enhancing Caregiver Support: The Key to Advancing Neurodegenerative Disease Clinical Trials

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s Disease are devastating illnesses that collectively affect millions of people worldwide. As these diseases progress, patients often require increasing levels of care and support from their caregivers. For this reason, one of the common recruitment and retention challenges faced within neurodegenerative disease clinical trials is that these

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The Most Innovative Neurology Startups in Biotech: Meet the Game-Changers Who are Reshaping the Future of Brain Research

Advancements in neuroscience research and technology are paving the way for groundbreaking developments in the field of neurology. At the 2022 Precision Neuroscience Summit, scientists and industry experts predicted a wave of system-level innovation in neurology by 2030, driving accelerated research and development (R&D) in precision neuroscience. This article highlights five innovative neurology startups in

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Innovations in ALS Research: Clinical Trials for Emerging Therapies

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive fatal neurodegenerative condition that causes a gradual loss of motor neurons in the brain and results in patients slowly losing their motor control. Despite the challenging nature of drug development for neurological diseases and rare diseases, the landscape of ALS research has expanded significantly over the last decade.

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The Future of Neurology: Exciting Developments in the Treatment of Nervous System Disorders

The Future of Neurology: Exciting Developments in the Treatment of Nervous System Disorders

Neurological disorders are the second leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability worldwide. According to a global burden of disease study, neurological disorders with the highest burden in the U.S. include stroke, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias, and migraine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that stroke is

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Huntington’s Disease Clinical Trials: Opportunities and Challenges for Biotech and Pharma Sponsors

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare disease, an inherited monogenic neurodegenerative and ultimately fatal disease with no disease-modifying interventions. It manifests typically in mid-life with progressive motor, cognitive, and behavioral dysfunction seriously eroding quality of life. Two factors provide substantial power for clinical studies evaluating disease progression or potential modification by treatment, namely 1) HD

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Vial Announces the Addition of Dr. Egilius L.H. Spierings of MedVadis Research Corporation to their Central Nervous System Scientific Advisory Board

Vial Announces the Addition of Dr. Egilius L.H. Spierings of MedVadis Research Corporation to their Central Nervous System Scientific Advisory Board

San Francisco, CA. March 8, 2022 — Vial, a global tech-first CRO providing next-generation clinical trial management services, announced the addition of Egilius L.H. Spierings, MD, Ph.D., to Vial’s central nervous system (CNS) scientific advisory board (SAB). Dr. Spierings will work closely with the company’s leadership team to shape the scientific strategy of Vial’s Neurology

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Dr. Goadsby joins Vial's Neurology CRO Scientific Advisory Board.

Dr. Peter Goadsby of the NIHR Wellcome Trust at the King’s College Clinical Research Facility, London, Joins Vial’s Neurology CRO as a Scientific Advisor

San Francisco, CA. December 14, 2022 — Vial, a global tech-enabled CRO providing next-generation clinical trial management services, welcomes Dr. Peter Goadsby as a new Central Nervous System (CNS) advisory board member to their Neurology CRO. Dr. Goadsby is the Director of the NIHR Wellcome Trust at the King’s College Clinical Research Facility, London, and a Professor of Neurology at

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