Factors Influencing Personalized Parkinson Disease Care

A recently published study showed that Qihuang needle acupuncture significantly improved motor function, nonmotor symptoms, and quality of life in patients with PD when added to standard medication.

The approval, based on phase 3 IB1001-303 trial data showing consistent SARA scale improvement, makes levacetylleucine the first treatment approved specifically for ataxia-telangiectasia.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending September 18, 2026.

Michela Leocadi, PhD, research fellow at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, discussed new longitudinal data showing early functional connectivity changes in HD gene carriers years before clinical motor diagnosis.

In a phase 4 randomized controlled trial, opicapone failed to demonstrate statistical superiority over placebo for reducing fluctuation-related pain in patients living with Parkinson disease.

In recognition of World Alzheimer's Day, NeurologyLive reviews Alzheimer disease developments from 2026, spanning blood-based biomarkers, emerging treatments, prevention research, disease risk factors, and safety considerations surrounding anti-amyloid therapies.

The positive opinion for intravenous ocrelizumab was supported by phase 3 OPERETTA 2 findings demonstrating noninferior relapse control and superior suppression of MRI-detected brain lesions compared with fingolimod in pediatric patients with relapsing MS.

The FDA lifted a clinical hold on simufilam, clearing Filana Therapeutics, formerly Cassava Sciences, to begin a phase 2a study in TSC-related epilepsy.