After an MS Diagnosis, Bruno Amaral Set Out To Make Sense of the World's Brain Regeneration Research
By Melissa Viera
Originally published on August 10, 2026, in Unleashed and Untangled
After a multiple sclerosis diagnosis, Bruno Amaral built a tool to help patients, clinicians, and researchers make sense of an ever-growing body of research. New studies and clinical trials are published all the time, from all over the world. As someone living with multiple sclerosis who wants to stay informed, I know what it’s like to spend more time figuring out what to read than actually reading the latest research. The challenge isn’t just finding information, but figuring out what matters and how it all connects.
Rather than accepting that reality, Bruno Amaral decided to do something about it.
Amaral set out to build a tool that could track new research as it was published. With the help of his mentor and advisor, António Lopes, and the people who continue to believe in the project, that idea became the Brain Regeneration Observatory.
The Brain Regeneration Observatory monitors research in three core areas: cell reprogramming, Neuroimmunometabolism, and neuroinflammation. Subscribers can also choose which clinical trials they want alerts for from the tracked ones, which include multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. It’s free to subscribe and receive the emails.
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