ANA News
2019-02-07 – Researchers are making amazing progress in developing new imaging approaches. And they are now using one of their latest creations, called ExLLSM, to provide us with jaw-dropping views of a wide range of biological systems, including the incredibly complex neural networks within the mammalian brain…
2019-02-07 – NIH-funded study identifies risk factors for neuropsychiatric conditions after concussion. Learn more here: Mental health disorders common following mild head injury
2019-02-05 – Women developed more tau pathology than men with similar amyloid burden, an analysis of cross-sectional data found. Learn more here: Alzheimer's May Have Different Trajectory for Women
2019-01-29 – NIH-funded study links brain activity related to associative learning with PTSD symptom severity. Learn more here: Brain biomarkers could help identify those at risk of severe PTSD
2019-01-29 – The body’s microbial community may influence the brain and behavior, perhaps even playing a role in dementia, autism and other disorders. Learn more here: Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying.
2019-01-28 – Major NIH-funded clinical trial adds nuanced evidence linking brain and vascular health. Learn more here: Does intensive blood pressure control reduce dementia?
2019-01-25 – A groundbreaking new study in mice and people, conducted by ANA President Dr. David Holtzman and his research team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, found that sleep deprivation increases levels of the key Alzheimer’s protein tau. And, in follow-up studies in the mice, the…
2019-01-18 – NIH-funded study sheds new light on brain circuits related to affective and social dysfunction. Learn more here: New Findings Reveal Surprising Role of the Cerebellum in Reward and Social Behaviors
2019-01-17 – The Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018, which extends the federal Traumatic Brain Injury Program through 2024, was signed into law on December 21, 2018. View full bill here: Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018
2019-01-17 – At the ANA’s 143rd annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Anli Liu, MD sat down with NeurlogyLive to discuss how she and colleagues developed a proof-of-concept trial with patients using the NeuroPace Responsive Neurostimulator (RNS). Check out her interview here: Anli Liu, MD: Responsive…