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August 22, 2018

Lasers help fight deadly brain tumors

Therapy increases survival in grim diagnosis.

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August 21, 2018

Depressed patients see quality of life improve with nerve stimulation

Study focuses on people not treated effectively with antidepressants.

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August 16, 2018

New approach to developing antidepressants

CRISPR technology helps target mood-boosting receptors in brain.

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August 14, 2018

Before It Begins

Family, researchers team up to cure — or even prevent — Alzheimer’s disease.

Outlook Magazine

August 8, 2018

Brain tumors occur often in kids with common genetic syndrome

Analysis of MRI scans identifies some unexplained bright objects as tumors.

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July 18, 2018

Perfectionism in young children may indicate OCD risk

Study involving behavior, brain scans may help ID issues early in life.

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July 17, 2018

Decriminalizing pot doesn’t lead to increased use by young people

Study also shows drop in marijuana-related arrests.

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July 16, 2018

New ALS therapy in clinical trials

Drug extends survival, reverses some neuromuscular damage in animals.

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July 11, 2018

Big Data

Putting information-based tools in doctors’ hands.

Outlook Magazine

July 5, 2018

Non-opioid drug relieves pain in mice, targets immune cells

Investigational drug works differently than addictive opioid drugs.

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June 28, 2018

Can fasting improve MS symptoms?

Study to evaluate effects of fasting on immune system, gut bacteria.

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June 19, 2018

Parent-child therapy helps young children with depression

Early intervention supports kids in processing emotions.

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June 13, 2018

Youths prescribed antipsychotics gain body fat, have increased diabetes risk

Such drugs used in treating behavior disorders.

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June 11, 2018

$14 million to fund research aimed at reducing childhood obesity

Health-care providers will deliver family-based treatment.

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June 7, 2018

Genes linked to Alzheimer’s contribute to damage in different ways

Understanding how specific genes trigger injury could lead to treatments.

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May 31, 2018

Smoking rates decline when mentally ill get help to quit

Such patients have higher than average smoking rates.

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May 31, 2018

Drugs that suppress immune system may protect against Parkinson’s

People who take immunosuppressants less likely to develop the disease.

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May 29, 2018

Brain cancer vaccine effective in some patients

Personalized vaccine may extend survival of glioblastoma patients.

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May 11, 2018

Lee named Stupp Professor of Neurology

Physician-scientist recognized for work on stroke recovery.

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May 7, 2018

Ances installed as inaugural Brennan Professor

Research focuses on Alzheimer’s diagnosis, treatment.

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May 3, 2018

How a light touch can spur severe itching

Aging linked to decline in cells that control itch response.

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April 26, 2018

Rates of autism continue to rise, new data indicate

Many children still diagnosed late, after age 4.

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April 22, 2018

Neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt: ‘An interface between mind and machine will happen’

Source: The Guardian

April 19, 2018

Defect in debilitating neurodegenerative disease reversed in mouse nerves

Drug compound may help against Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

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April 18, 2018

Brain scans may help diagnose neurological, psychiatric disorders

Study shows that brain networks reliably track individuals over time.

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April 17, 2018

New clues point to relief for chronic itching

Targeting an opioid receptor calms itch.

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April 9, 2018

ALS, rare dementia share genetic link

Findings point to potential treatment strategy for both disorders.

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March 29, 2018

Slow, steady waves keep brain humming

Such rhythmic waves linked to state of consciousness.

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March 26, 2018

Antibody removes Alzheimer’s plaques, in mice

Potential therapy removes APOE and plaques from brain.

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March 21, 2018

Link between 2 key Alzheimer’s proteins explained

Targeting tau production may lead to treatment.

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March 8, 2018

New way to fight sepsis: Rev up patients’ immune systems

Clinical trial demonstrates significant, lasting increase in key immune cells.

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March 8, 2018

‘Future we only dreamed of’

A renowned surgeon is restoring mobility in children with cerebral palsy.

Outlook Magazine

March 6, 2018

Alzheimer’s blood test detects disease decades before symptoms, aiding drug search

Source: CNBC

February 5, 2018

Altering Huntington’s disease patients’ skin cells into brain cells sheds light on disorder

Reprogrammed brain cells exhibit 'symptoms' of fatal disease.

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January 31, 2018

Stroke recovery improved by sensory deprivation, mouse study shows

Trimming animals’ whiskers activates brain to rewire damaged circuits after stroke.

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January 29, 2018

Body clock disruptions occur years before memory loss in Alzheimer’s

Findings could help ID risk of disease earlier.

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