Funding from NIH HEAL Initiative
Understanding, treating pain, reducing opioid use, aim of $11.7 million grant (Links to an external site)
Category: Research
What causes Alzheimer’s? Study puts leading theory to ‘ultimate test’ (Links to an external site)
Cellular housekeeping process implicated in fatal neurological disorder (Links to an external site)
Neurons made from Huntington’s disease patients’ skin cells shed light on cognitive decline
Grajales-Reyes receives Early Independence Award from NIH (Links to an external site)
Part of High-Risk, High-Reward program, award supports outstanding junior scientists
New strategy shows potential to block nerve loss in neurodegenerative diseases (Links to an external site)
Research into how key molecule triggers axon death may lead to new therapies
How do tired animals stay awake? (Links to an external site)
Fruit flies yield clues to a good night’s sleep, insomnia
Specialized Brain Circuit Makes Mice Itchy When They See Others Scratch (Links to an external site)
A previously undetected pathway in the mouse brain bypasses the visual cortex to directly activate contagious itch.
$9 million to fund study of ‘jumping genes’ in Alzheimer’s (Links to an external site)
Researchers from several labs to study role of transposable elements
Research offers clues for treating fatal neurological disorder in kids (Links to an external site)
Enzyme replacement therapy, in mice and sheep, slowed brain degeneration
Scientists ID pathway that triggers mice to scratch when they see others do the same (Links to an external site)
Behavior surprisingly does not require brain’s visual cortex
Risk of Alzheimer’s dementia may be predicted with help of new tool (Links to an external site)
Demographic data, imaging results, biomarkers of study participants help determine risk.
COVID-19 infections increase risk of long-term brain problems (Links to an external site)
Strokes, seizures, memory and movement disorders among problems that develop in first year after infection
School of Medicine joins major NIH brain mapping effort (Links to an external site)
Will aid understanding of how the brain works in good health and disease
Investigational drug for genetic form of ALS improves disease’s molecular signs (Links to an external site)
Extended use of tofersen may help stabilize muscle strength, control
Study points to new approach to clearing toxic waste from brain (Links to an external site)
Could aid efforts to find treatments for Alzheimer’s, other diseases
New center’s aim: to ID biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases (Links to an external site)
Tracy Family SILQ Center to accelerate progress toward better diagnostics, treatments
Abnormal development of brain’s visual system may contribute to autism (Links to an external site)
MRI scans of babies identify irregularities
Epilepsy drug stops nervous system tumor growth in mice (Links to an external site)
Hyperactive neurons drive tumor growth in NF1 cancer predisposition syndrome
Protein linked to intellectual disability has complex role (Links to an external site)
Finding therapies for fragile X may depend on understanding the many ways protein’s loss affects brain