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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

by Mohammad Wasay & Wolfgang Grisold The first World Brain Day was started by World Federation of Neurology in 2014 with the slogan “Our brains-Our future”. This global campaign was designed to promote awareness about brain and neurological diseases and… Continue Reading

by Anna Sauerbier The 19th Congress of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society took place in the beautiful city of San Diego on the Pacific coast of California between the 14th and 18th of June 2015. This international congress… 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

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

This call for projects was initiated by Fund Sophia, which was created to support medical scientific research on neurodegenerative diseases and is managed by the King Baudouin Foundation in Brussels, Belgium. Priority will be given to research projects with focus… 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

by Martin Rakusa Over 3000 neurologists, psychiatrists and neuroscientists have recently gathered together at the French Mediterranean coast. From 18th to 22nd of March, Nice hosted the 12th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases and related Neurological Disorders (AD/PD… Continue Reading

Congratulations to Ander Ramos-Murguialday, a research scientist at the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology at the University of Tubingen in Germany, the winner of the 2nd WFNR Franz Gerstenbrand Award. Professor Stephanie Clarke, WFNR President, said: “The standard… 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

Share your initiatives with us! The 2015 Brain Awareness week will take place from March 16 to 22. More on the Brain Awareness Week (BAW) can be found here: http://www.dana.org/baw/ Neuropenews would like to highlight your participation in this important… Continue Reading

The XXII World Congress of Neurology (WCN) will be held in Santiago, Chile from October 31 to November 5, 2015. The theme of the congress is “Changing Neurology Worldwide”. The World Federation of Neurology jointly with the Chilean Society of… Continue Reading

Below is an article of special interest recommended in the last issue of the
EBC – external environment report First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia (WHO Europe) On 16 and 17 March 2015, WHO will be hosting… Continue Reading

by Jan Kuks The European Academy of Neurology facilitates collaboration in fields of science, health care and education within Neurope. On the other hand, the Section of Neurology (European Board of Neurology, EBN), being part of the Union of European… Continue Reading

Below are articles of special interest recommended in the February issues of the
EBC – external environment report. Report: Health in the EU improves, but remarkable inequalities remain (EurActiv)
EU member states have achieved significant gains in population health over… Continue Reading