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November 13, 2019
Kipnis named BJC Investigator
Leader in groundbreaking research on interaction of brain and immune system to join faculty.
News Release
October 22, 2019
Dementia patients’ adult kids diagnosed earlier than their parents
Unknown genetic factors may affect when symptoms arise.
News Release
October 10, 2019
Targeting immune cells may be potential therapy for Alzheimer’s
Mouse study shows immune cells drive brain damage.
News Release, Video
October 4, 2019
Alzheimer’s research reset
Source: Science Magazine
October 1, 2019
Gutmann wins prestigious neuro-oncology prize
Honored for work on pediatric brain tumors.
National Leaders
September 27, 2019
Holtzman awarded Watanabe Prize in Translational Research
Recognized for developing potential therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.
National Leaders
August 15, 2019
Antisense drugs for Huntington’s, ALS and prion diseases could meet the dire need for brain treatments
Source: Scientific American
August 14, 2019
Genes linked to Alzheimer’s risk, resilience ID’d
Genes in the brain’s immune cells may point to strategy to protect against the disease.
News Release
August 1, 2019
A blood test for Alzheimer’s? It’s coming, scientists report
Source: New York Times
August 1, 2019
Blood test is highly accurate at identifying Alzheimer’s before symptoms arise
When combined with age and genetic risk factor, test is 94% accurate.
News Release
July 19, 2019
Excluding minorities from Alzheimer’s research is wrong – and it’s keeping us from finding a cure
Source: Quartz
July 8, 2019
Cross honored for multiple sclerosis research
Recognized for role in discovering destructive effects of immune B cells in MS.
National Leaders
June 26, 2019
Understanding how tics are suppressed may help some at risk for tic disorders
Identifying kids who control their tics may help others at risk for Tourette syndrome.
News Release
June 24, 2019
Alzheimer’s missing link ID’d, answering what tips brain’s decline
Brain’s immune cells form nexus between two damaging Alzheimer’s proteins.
News Release
May 29, 2019
Immune cells determine how fast certain tumors grow
Study suggests new approaches to treating NF1 brain tumors.
News Release
May 3, 2019
Physical therapy association honors Earhart
Named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow, the group's highest honor.
National Leaders
May 1, 2019
Experimental ALS treatment could be ‘game-changing’ for genetic ALS
Source: CNN
April 26, 2019
Newfound autoimmune syndrome causes muscle pain, weakness
Rare syndrome can be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs.
News Release
April 26, 2019
Wearable motion detectors identify subtle motor deficits in children
Could lead to early intervention, help prevent disability.
News Release
April 18, 2019
The sleep-dementia connection
Source: Scientific American
April 18, 2019
Lithium boosts muscle strength in mice with rare muscular dystrophy
New drug target identified.
News Release
March 26, 2019
Rineys give $15 million to develop, test therapies for neurodegenerative diseases
Gift will fund Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s research.
News Release
February 10, 2019
The heartbreak and heroism of being the X-Men in Alzheimer’s disease
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 6, 2019
On the frontiers of psychiatry
Physician-scientists aim to reduce the impact of mental illness on society.
Outlook Magazine