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May 29, 2018
Brain cancer vaccine effective in some patients
Personalized vaccine may extend survival of glioblastoma patients.
News Release
April 26, 2018
Rates of autism continue to rise, new data indicate
Many children still diagnosed late, after age 4.
News Release
April 18, 2018
Brain scans may help diagnose neurological, psychiatric disorders
Study shows that brain networks reliably track individuals over time.
News Release
April 9, 2018
ALS, rare dementia share genetic link
Findings point to potential treatment strategy for both disorders.
News Release
December 15, 2017
Van Essen receives Glass Brain Award
Recognized for lifetime achievement in mapping brain connections.
National Leaders
December 7, 2017
Brain networks that help babies learn to walk ID’d
Autism risk, walking linked via brain connections.
News Release
November 30, 2017
The surgeon who wants to connect you to the internet with a brain implant
Source: MIT Technology Review
November 15, 2017
Bruchas named Mallinckrodt Professor of Anesthesiology
Studies underpinnings of anxiety, addiction, depression.
News Release
November 2, 2017
In autism, too many brain connections may be at root of condition
Learning, social issues may reflect neuronal miscommunication.
News Release
October 13, 2017
$3.7 million to help research neurological disorders linked to manganese
Focus in South Africa, where most manganese found.
News Release
September 20, 2017
Conference to focus on early brain development, social outcomes
Universitywide initiative explores intersection of neuroscience and societal issues.
News Release
September 14, 2017
Medical history can point to earlier Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
Algorithm could alert doctors to evaluate for the disease.
News Release
August 24, 2017
Washington University sets records in innovation, entrepreneurship
Record number of patent filings, invention disclosures, startups and more.
Medical Campus & Community
August 10, 2017
Drug trial shows promise for deadly neurological disorder
Cyclodextrin slows progression of Niemann-Pick type C.
News Release
July 19, 2017
Blood test IDs key Alzheimer’s marker
Study findings are significant step in predicting disease risk.
News Release
July 12, 2017
In autism, genes drive early eye gaze abnormalities
Twin study reveals strong genetic influences on how infants visually explore social world.
News Release, Video
June 8, 2017
Special brain scans may predict autism in high-risk babies
Source: U.S. News & World Report
May 10, 2017
Obituary: Jean Holowach Thurston, professor emerita, 99
Pediatric neurologist was at forefront of research into seizure disorders.
Obituaries
April 19, 2017
Antibody helps detect protein implicated in Alzheimer’s, other diseases
May lead to novel ways to diagnose, monitor brain injury.
News Release, Video
April 13, 2017
$3.5 million funds study aimed at applying precision medicine to rare tumor disorder
Research to focus on causes of diverse symptoms in neurofibromatosis.
News Release
March 22, 2017
Surprising culprit in nerve cell damage identified
Findings suggest ways to block nerve cell damage in neurodegenerative diseases.
News Release
February 14, 2017
New guidance developed for children hospitalized with mild head trauma
Risk score determines whether kids with abnormal CT scans require ICU care.
News Release
February 9, 2017
Brain network connections may underlie social behavior linked to autism
Multicenter research effort may help identify autism risk earlier in life.
News Release
January 25, 2017
Drug compound halts Alzheimer’s-related damage in mice
Appears to reverse some neurological harm.
News Release