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    By Anna Sauerbier     The balance between science and public opinion is ‘difficult’ http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/interview/mcguinness-the-balance-between-science-and-public-opinion-is-difficult/ ———————————————————————————————————— The inequalities between men and women are most visible when it comes to mental health https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/articles/opinion/gender-inequality-most-evident-mental-health ———————————————————————————————————— Multiple sclerosis drug ‘a landmark’… Continue Reading

by Anna Sauerbier           On 26 November the Science and Technology Options Assessment  (STOA) committee of the European Parliament (EP) organised a meeting entitled: UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN BRAIN – A new era of big neuroscience Understanding… Continue Reading

The EAN Scientific Committee has established a Task Force dedicated to Rare Neurological Diseases (RNDs), with the aim of helping patients with RNDs and their families, through raising awareness to facilitate earlier diagnosis, timely management and coordinating research. The non-profit… Continue Reading

The VI Congress of Macedonian Neurologists took place in Ohrid, Macedonia, on 21st-24th September 2016. The congress was organized by the University Clinic of Neurology, the League against Epilepsy, and the Macedonian Neurology Society. Dr. Igor Kuzmanovski, President of the… Continue Reading

A training Initiative from the European Federation of Neurological Associations 13 – 14 October 2016 – Dublin, Ireland For many years EFNA has run workshops on Health Technology Assessment and, lately, Pharmaceutical Policy – Pricing, Access and Reimbursement at the… Continue Reading

by Anna Sauerbier   Research and Innovation performance and Horizon 2020 country participation
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/research-and-innovation-performance-and-horizon-2020-country-participation Health at a Glance: Chronic disease costs European economy €115B a year
http://sciencebusiness.net/health/news/2016/health-at-a-glance-chronic-disease-costs-european-economy-115b-a-year/ Public-private European partnership (ROADMAP) paves the way for sustainable platform for the generation… Continue Reading

The 6th Congress of Neurologists of R. Macedonia with international participation & II International Ohrid Meeting took place in Ohrid, R. Macedonia, from 21st-24th of September, 2016.

In January 2015, the French Society of Neurology organised a meeting in Paris where 6 speakers of the DGN were invited, together with the newly elected President of the European Academy of Neurology, Pr. Günther Deuschl. This was the first… Continue Reading

    By Anna Sauerbier         Human Brain Project – 4th Annual Summit From 12 to 15 October more than 430 participants (scientists, students, members of Partnering Projects) attended the fourth annual summit of the Human Brain… Continue Reading

    By Anna Sauerbier         This year the World Parkinson Congress (WPC) was held in the beautiful city of Portland in Oregon, USA, on September 20-23.
The WPC is an international congress in which patients with… Continue Reading