Biology | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
Outdoor light linked with teens’ sleep and mental health
On Jul. 8, 2020, research showed that adolescents who live in areas that have high levels of artificial…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Neurology | NIH
Neurofilament light chain outperformed other blood tests to predict and diagnose traumatic brain injury
On Jul. 8, 2020, a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) showed that neurofilament light chain…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
Seattle researchers teamed up to build hi-res brain map of Alzheimer’s disease
On Jun. 25, 2020, the Allen Institute announced a new a new $40.5 million collaborative research center in…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Medical Device | Neurology | Therapeutics
The FDA permitted marketing of first game-based digital therapeutic to improve attention function in children with ADHD
On Jun. 15, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permitted marketing of the first game-based digital…
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FDA | Neurology | Ophthalmogy | Rare Disease
The FDA approved new therapy for rare disease affecting optic nerve, spinal cord
On Jun. 11, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Viela Bio’s Uplizna (inebilizumab-cdon) injection for intravenous…
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UT Southwestern scientists examined structure of protein involved in Parkinson’s disease, psychosis and addiction
On Jun. 11, 2020, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers revealed the structure of the active form…
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Brain cells can harbor and spread HIV virus to the body
On Jun. 11, 2020, researchers have found that astrocytes, a type of brain cell can harbor HIV and…
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Biotechnology | Cardiology | Diagnostics | Neurology | NIH
NIH study ties stroke-related brain blood vessel abnormality to gut bacteria
On Jun. 3, 2020, in a nationwide study, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded researchers found that the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Neurology | NIH
NIH study showed markers in blood can help identify risk for complications after Brain Injury
On May 27, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had found that molecules released into…
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Dementia gene raises risk of severe COVID-19
On May 26, 2020, researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School and the UConn School of Medicine…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
Autism risk estimated at 3 to 5% for children whose parents have a sibling with autism
On May 18, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that roughly 3 to 5% of children…
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Timing of immune response to COVID-19 may contribute to disease severity
On May 1, 2020, a new University of Southern California (USC) study suggests that temporarily suppressing the body’s immune…
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Neurocrine Biosciences announced FDA approval of ONGENTYS as treatment for patients with Parkinson’s Disease
On Apr. 27, 2020, Neurocrine Biosciences announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved once-daily oral…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
OHSU received more than $11 million to continue brain, cognitive development research
On Apr. 17, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced nearly $290 million of new funding for…
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Landmark study of adolescent brain development renewed for additional seven years
On Apr. 15, 2020, the National Institutes of Health renewed its commitment to the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development…
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A gut-to-brain circuit drives sugar preference and may explain sugar cravings
On Apr. 15, 2020, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators report the sensation of sweetness starts on the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Neurology | NIH
NIH BRAIN Initiative tool helps researchers watch neural activity in 3D
On Apr. 13, 2020, an ultra-fast, 3D imaging technique called SCAPE microscopy, developed through the National Institutes of…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
Single mutation leads to big effects in autism-related gene
On Apr. 2, 2020, a study in Neuron offers clues to why autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more…
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High-speed microscope captured fleeting brain signals
On Mar. 19, 2020, University of California, Berkeley, investigators have now built such a camera: a microscope that…
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Research on brain structure highlighted cells linked to Alzheimer’s and autism
On Mar. 16, 2020, new insights into the architecture of the brain were revealed by scientists at the…
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Neurology | NIH | Therapeutics
Scientists monitored brains replaying memories in real time
On Mar. 5, 2020, in a study of epilepsy patients, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
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Georgia Tech and Shriners Hospitals for Children announced new collaborative research affiliation
On Feb. 26, 2020, Georgia Institute of Technology and Shriners Hospitals for Children announced a collaborative research affiliation…
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Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Neurology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
FDA approved Lundbeck’s VYEPTI™ – the first and only intravenous preventive treatment for migraine
On Feb. 21, 2020, Lundbeck announced that VYEPTI™ (eptinezumab-jjmr) had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medical Device | Nanotechnology | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
New center to fund ‘most exciting’ biomedical discoveries
On Jan. 30, 2020, the University of Washington (UW) announced that a new center was being created with…
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Mayo Clinic research discovered a molecular switch for repairing central nervous system disorders
On Jan. 10, 2020, Mayo Clinic researchers reported that they had discovered a molecular switch for repairing central…
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center professor Ege T Kavalali, Ph.D. received a Humboldt Research Award
On Dec. 31, 2019, Ege T. Kavalali, Ph.D., professor and acting chair of the Department of Pharmacology in…
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Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto announced the discovery that the protein APOEﾠꜫ4 ﾠplays a central role in Alzheimer’s disease
On Dec. 20, 2019, Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto announced the discovery that the protein APOEꜫ4 plays a central role…
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Pediatric brain tumor treatment at the University of Alabama awarded FDA grant for first-in-human study
On Dec. 17, 2019, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center (UAB) announced that Gregory Friedman,…
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Dr. Claudia Kleinman, Dr. Nada Jabado, and Dr. Michael Taylor discovered that pediatric brain tumors derive from a genetic event early in cellular development
On Nov. 25, 2019, Dr. Claudia Kleinman, Dr. Nada Jabado, and Dr. Michael Taylor discovered that pediatric brain…
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Karmanos Cancer Institute established the McLaren Proton Therapy Center
On Oct. 30, 2019, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute established the McLaren Proton Therapy Center, one of…
