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Alzheimer's: brain cell showing signs of disease (Photo: Science Photo Library)

Targeting brain protein could halt progression of Alzheimer's

A protein that stimulates the brain to wake up could hold the key to preventative Alzheimer's treatm...

MRI scan of a brain showing Parkinson's disease (Photo: Science Photo Library)

Studies suggest possible future treatments to reverse Parkinson's

Scientists have found 'vital new evidence' towards halting the progression of Parkinson's disease, a...

Cannabis: NHS use of oral spray ruled out by NICE

NICE rules out cannabis product on prescription in UK

The cannabis-based drug initially approved for use on the NHS in Wales should not be made available ...

Practices will be given additional funds to identify more dementia cases (Photo: Paul Starr)

GPs offered £5m to spearhead dementia diagnosis drive

Practices will be offered a share of £5m of additional funding to increase the numbers of patients d...

Memory problems could lead to dementia years in the future (Photo: iStock)

Memory slips predict dementia '12 years ahead'

Memory slips could predict that a person will develop dementia 12 years before they actually do, US ...

The guide aims to help GPs with little experience of dementia (Photo: Paul Starr)

GPs handed 'dementia diagnosis guide' in NHS England detection drive

GPs in England will be offered a 'dementia toolkit' encouraging them to diagnose more patients with ...

Epilepsy: thousands more patients could be seizure-free (Photo: Jason Heath Lancy)

Epilepsy campaign targets seizure-free control for thousands

Patients with epilepsy will be encouraged to ask their GP for a treatment review as part of a campai...

A brain MRI of an epilepsy patient: researchers called for GPSI-led services to plug gaps in care (Photo: SPL)

CCGs urged to fund epilepsy GPSI service to replace 'failed' QOF indicators

Commissioners should fund additional GPSI-run epilepsy services in the community to address shortcom...

Sativex: the MS drug is now available to patients in Wales (Photo: SPL)

Cannabis-based MS drug made available on NHS in Wales

Clinicians in Wales can now prescribe a cannabis-based medicine to treat muscle spasms in MS patient...

Recorded dementia diagnoses soared following QOF measures (Photo: Paul Starr)

Recorded dementia cases rise 62% in seven years

The number of people with a recorded diagnosis of dementia has risen 62% in the seven years since QO...

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