ANA News
2019-10-04 – Dr. David Holtzman, ANA president and professor and chair of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the August M. Watanabe Prize in Translational Research from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. He was recognized for his work…
2019-09-24 – It’s a race against time when someone suffers a stroke caused by a blockage of a blood vessel supplying the brain. Unless clot-busting treatment is given within a few hours after symptoms appear, vast numbers of the brain’s neurons die, often leading to paralysis or other disabilities. It would be…
2019-09-19 – For the first time in its 144-year history, the American Neurological Association has created a podcast to share the voices and insights of its accomplished members with the public and each other. In response to member interest and the potential of this popular medium, the ANA will launch ANA…
Cornell medical school will start giving full scholarships to students who qualify for financial aid
2019-09-19 – Cornell University's medical school had a life-changing announcement for its students. They'll get a top-notch college education and walk out debt-free. Weill Cornell Medicine said Monday it would eliminate medical education debt for all students who qualified for financial aid, starting with the…
2019-09-12 – ANA2019 isn't just your ticket to the latest in neuroscience and clinical care; it's also a place to make your career aspirations a reality. Join the ANA and the Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN) as we host our second-annual Career Fair, and see where your next move might…
2019-09-12 – The Memorial Healthcare Institute for Neurosciences and Multiple Sclerosis, and its Chief of Neurology, Rany Aburashed, D.O., are the first in the U.S. to use Neurofilament Light Chain testing prospectively for patients with multiple sclerosis. The study, aimed at 1,000 patients will use the…
2019-09-06 – The development of neurotherapeutics is increasing, and, therefore, it is imperative that clinical trials keep pace with regard to improving enrollment, design, and outcomes. This will be a topic for discussion at the 144th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA) in October…
2019-09-06 – The microbiome is increasingly playing a part in neurological disease. And as researchers work to further understand this connection, it has become clear that microbes play a role in regulating multigenerational health. In a session at the 144th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological…
2019-09-04 – (MOUNT LAUREL, NJ, September 5, 2019) — Optimizing neuron survival in the stroke-injured brain. Identifying which subjects will benefit from clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease prevention. Testing a CAAR T cell strategy that prevents the devastation of autoimmune disease — these are just a few…
2019-09-03 – Recently the National Institutes of Health called on researchers to make the standards and practices for conducting early stage, or preclinical, medical research on animals more like those used for clinical trials. To facilitate this change, NIH will fund a nationwide preclinical trial platform…