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Introducing: The National Brain Plan and Prof. Dr. Nina Barišić, MD

30. June 2025. / by admin / News

Prof. Dr. Nina Barišić, MD, our distinguished subspecialist in pediatric neurology is a member of the Committee of National Advisers (CNA) of the European Pediatric Neurology Society (EPNS) and  the Croatian representative in the EPNS campaign (https://www.epns.info/intersectoral-global-action-plan-on-epilepsy-and-other-neurological-disorders-igap ) on behalf of the Croatian Society of Child Neurology (HDDN), the Croatian Medical Association, and in cooperation […]

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How far are we from a National Brain Plan and national strategy for treating brain diseases?

17. February 2025. / by admin / News

The community of researchers, doctors, clinicians and all related professions welcomes the adoption of the Strategic Framework for the Development of Mental Health by 2030!    

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Prof. Dinko Mitrečić participated as an invited speaker at the international conference SAMED in Sarajevo, 20 September 2024.

17. February 2025. / by admin / News

What is the future of European brain disease research? What are the advantages of networking at the European level?

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Selected National Brain Councils presented their experiences at a conference organised as part of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

17. February 2025. / by admin / News

Towards a Strengthened European Cooperation in Brain Health Research 2024 Watch video here:  

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Proud hosts of the Academy of National Brain Councils! Brijuni, May 9, 2024.

17. February 2025. / by admin / News

National brain councils strongly support the European Commission initiative that led to legislation regulating the exchange of data, including very valuable medical data, at the EU level. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/hr/policies/data-governance-act Croatia is one of the founding countries of the European Brain Data Hub! https://www.braincouncil.be/brain-data-hub

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Comment on “TDP-43 Repression of Nonconserved Cryptic Exons is Compromised in ALS-FTD”

19. September 2016. / by Hrvatsko vijeće za mozak / News

In the past weeks, a lot of attention has been directed to the article by Philip Wong and colleagues – TDP-43 Repression of Nonconserved Cryptic Exons Is Compromised in ALS-FTD published in Science on August 7 (1). Several internet portals claimed that this study discovered the cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (2), provoking a […]

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JPND is a unique European and global platform that has seen remarkable development over the last five years. First, it fills the gaps between policymakers, researchers, practitioners and patients. But even more importantly, it is assuming a primacy in the field of neurodegenerative diseases through its numerous original mechanisms aiming to harmonize and defragment. JPND has become the unavoidable starting point for anyone linked to neurodegenerative diseases in Europe.

— Dinko Mitrečić

Irish Brain Council launched

22. March 2016. / by Hrvatsko vijeće za mozak / News

On May 28th 2013 the Irish Brain Council has been launched. Croatian Brain Council greets foundation of another national council and expresses our warmest congratulation to its elected president dr. Richard Roche (Neuroscience Ireland). On the photograph: Mrs. Audrey Craven, European Federation of Neurological Associations, President Dr. Richard Roche, Irish Brain Council, President Prof. Roland […]

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