First consultation hours for patients with smoldering Multiple Sclerosis Amsterdam UMC is launching unique consultation hours for patients with ‘smoldering MS’. This form of Multiple Sclerosis involves gradual disease progression even without active inflammation in the brain. During the special consultation hour, these patients will receive tailored treatment advice. The initiative is partly based on research into age and MS by neurologist Eva Strijbis and radiologist Frederik Barkhof of Amsterdam UMC, recently published in Nature Reviews Neurology.
Peptidergic control of the brain’s stress system modulates anxiety In a study published in Science Advances, Assistant Professor Danai Riga (recipient of the Amsterdam UMC Fellowship in 2024) together with her colleagues explored how the brain’s built-in peptidergic systems help regulate its stress response.
Neural biomarkers discovered for obsessive-compulsive disorderResearchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens in neural networks deep within the brain during obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. Using electrodes implanted in the brain, they observed how specific brain waves became active. These brain waves serve as a biomarker for OCD and are an important step towards more targeted treatments.
