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Prof Deirdre Madden, Deputy Chair of the HSE writes about the public’s trust in science
Everything in this pandemic is about trust. We are asked to trust the science, trust the experts, and trust the government. Why is trust in science so important? Firstly, scientific knowledge is a critical resource that enables politicians and policy makers to inform and legitimise their decisions.
It is also important for laypeople in terms of forming public opinion about important issues.
Distrust in science can be problematic for society; for example, people who do not believe in climate change will not see the need to take political action to slow its progress.
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The key to optimal treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be to initiate treatment
before symptoms emerge a difficult, but intriguing, hypothesis that will soon be tested in a clinical trial.
That trial, known as ATLAS, will evaluate the best timing to begin treatment with the investigational antisense oligonucleotide tofersen in presymptomatic
SOD1 mutation carriers at high risk for ALS.
The ATLAS trial will assess levels of the axonal injury marker neurofilament light (NfL) to identify imminent phenoconversion in superoxide dismutase 1 (
SOD1) mutation carriers, then randomize participants to treatment or placebo arms, reported Michael Benatar, MD, PhD, of the University of Miami in Florida, and co-authors in a presentation at the 2021 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.
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Neurological care services insufficiently resourced – new NAI report
Brain Awareness Week 2021 starts Monday March 15
Prof Orla Hardiman is due
to speak at the Report launch
Neurological care services continue to be under-resourced, according to a new report from the Neurological Alliance of Ireland.
The report on neurology services in Ireland is due to be launched this Monday, March 15 to mark the start of Brain Awareness Week.
The report on neurology care services follows on a survey conducted between November 2020 and January 2021, in collaboration with the National Clinical Programme in Neurology.
Speaking in advance of the launch, Magdalen Rogers NAI Executive Director, said: “The launch of our report will show that neurological care services continue to be insufficiently resourced to provide for the 800,000 people in Ireland living with some form of neurological condition.