In the U.K., the Bank of England revealed that it is concerned about the stalled economic growth in the U.K. to such a degree that it is considering the potential need to pump more liquidity into its economy.
In an earlier trial five patients in the U.K. had undergone a surgery in which a tiny catheter implanted in their brains continuously delivered GDNF from a pump inserted in the stomach (the pump is refilled with a needle through the skin).