A six-month observational study has investigated whether periodontitis is associated with dementia severity and cognitive decline in 60 subjects with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease living in the community (Raybould et al. PLoS One 2016;11:e0151081, free full text at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786266/pdf/pone.0151081.pdfAbstract). Read More
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ECTRIMS 2016 SLIDE DECK
October 24, 2016Selected highlights of ECTRIMS 2016
London, UK – 14-17 September 2016
31 slides
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Scientific review:
Dr. Daniel Selchen, Chief of Neurology, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Phase III results for siponimod in SPMS
September 28, 2016Preliminary results from the EXPAND trial show that siponimod significantly reduces disability progression confirmed at three and six months, according to results presented at the annual meeting of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in MS (Kappos et al. ECTRIMS 2016; abstract 250). Read More