ANA News
2020-12-03 – A number of articles recently accepted by the Annals of Neurology count ANA members among their authors including: Development and Validation of the Pediatric CMT Quality of Life Outcome Measure Diagnostic Accuracy of Amyloid versus FDG PET in Autopsy‐Confirmed Dementia Silent new brain MRI lesions…
2020-12-01 – Federal funding for all government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, expires on December 11th. Congress is working right now to finalize federal spending for Fiscal Year 2021. Failure to reach an agreement could result in stagnant funding for biomedical research, or worse, a…
2020-11-25 – A sincere thank you to all of our Media Ambassadors who shared their knowledge and research with the public and other specialists through our communications this year. Keep scrolling for quotes from and articles featuring a couple of this year's volunteers. Interested in joining the program? …
2020-11-24 – For this month’s ANA Member Highlight, we talk to Dr. Francesca Bagnato, MD, PhD, a dual-board neurology certified physician and faculty member at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Bagnato discusses her work using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study multiple sclerosis (MS), the…
2020-11-23 – The NIH-funded virtual course, “Training in Neurotherapeutics Discovery & Development” application deadline has been extended through December 14, 2020. The virtual course takes place February 8-12, 2021 and the application is free. The course provides academic researchers a broad understanding…
2020-11-13 – Below you will find an invitation from the American Brain Coalition (ABC) to their 2020 Annual Membership Meeting. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 18 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET. Register here. 2020 Annual Membership Meeting You are invited to attend the American Brain…
2020-11-10 – The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research issued the following statement in response to funding included for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the draft fiscal year (FY) 2021 spending bill released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. “The Ad Hoc Group is immensely grateful to Senate Labor-…
2020-11-06 – This past month, several ANA members wrote articles that were featured in the Annals of Neurology. Check out the below articles from the October issue: Optogenetic spreading depression elicits trigeminal pain and anxiety behavior Rivastigmine in Parkinson's Disease Dementia with Orthostatic…
2020-10-29 – Government News NIA-supported research has shown that brain injuries from earlier-life concussions may be evident decades later in the aging brain. These findings, which appeared in Neuroimage, provide insight into the potential long-term effects of earlier-life concussions. A NIA-funded study…
2020-10-27 – ANA Spotlights - Let us Spotlight your company! These short, recorded video product theaters are a great way for the ANA's industry partners to reach decision-makers in Neurology. To learn more about all sponsorship opportunities here: https://myana.org/education/educational-program-sponsorship …