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2018-03-05 – Today we remember Sir Roger Bannister, esteemed neurologist and remarkable athlete: Sir Roger Bannister, First Athlete to Break 4-Minute Mile, Dies at 88
2018-02-28 – ANA President Dr. David Holtzman's research on the APOE gene was highlighted by the Cure Alzheimer's Fund as one of the exciting projects it funded in 2017. Learn more: Cure Alzheimer's Fund Issued more than $15 Million in Research Grants in 2017
2018-02-21 – A small group of cells in the brain can have a big effect on seizures and memory in a mouse model of epilepsy. According to a new study in Science, loss of mossy cells may contribute to convulsive seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy as well as memory problems often experienced by people with the…
2018-02-20 – Scientists have created a new atlas that maps out the many blood vessels that keep the brain running, along with the blood-brain barrier that keeps dangerous pathogens out. Learn more about the new research in Nature: A molecular atlas of cell types and zonation in the brain vasculature
2018-02-14 – The National Institutes of Health released to the scientific community an unparalleled dataset from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. To date, more than 7,500 youth and their families have been recruited for the study, well over half the participant goal. Approximately 30…
2018-02-13 – Two drugs are commonly prescribed for infants with epilepsy — but one of them seems to be much more effective than the other, a new study finds. Doctors looked at 155 infants who received either levetiracetam or phenobarbital for nonsyndromic epilepsy. After six months of treatment, 40 percent of…
2018-02-09 – National Institutes of Health scientists developing a rapid, practical test for the early diagnosis of prion diseases have modified the assay to offer the possibility of improving early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. The group, led by NIH’s National Institute of…
2018-02-08 – Research into curious bright spots in the eyes on stroke patients’ brain images could one day alter the way these individuals are assessed and treated. A team of scientists lead by ANA member Richard Leigh, MD at the National Institutes of Health found that a chemical routinely given to stroke…
2018-02-07 – The supplement nicotinamide riboside (NR) – a form of vitamin B3 – prevented neurological damage and improved cognitive and physical function in a new mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. The results of the study, conducted by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) part of the National…
2018-01-31 – In her lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Choi-Fong Cho is growing tiny, balled-up versions of the blood-brain barrier, one of neuroscience’s most notorious opponents. Learn more about Dr. Cho's research: This scientist is creating tiny versions of one of neuroscience’s most notorious…