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Combining MRI and PET Could Yield Dynamic Pictures of the Brain New Mouse Model for Neurofibromatosis Yields Insights into Disease Process and Treatment NIH to Host Research Symposium on Clinical Applications of Stem Cell Therapies Early Treatment Prevents Full-Blown Epilepsy in Animals Reactions to Protein Stress in Neurodegenerative Disease – Sometimes Good, Sometimes Bad and Always Ugly Leptin Inhibits Seizures; Study May Lead to New Treatments for Epilepsy An Over-Worked, Under-Appreciated Brain Cell Finally Gets its Due Study Identifies Possible Trigger for Parkinson's Disease NIH Announces New Initiative in Epigenomics Study Suggests Some Brain Injuries Reduce the Likelihood of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder NINDS Announces New Spanish-Language Website El NINDS Anuncia una Nueva Página Web en Español The Structure of an Important Drug Target Made Crystal Clear New Technique Removes Toxic Protein and Prevents Memory Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease Model Study Suggests Idebenone May Improve Neurological Function in Friedreich's Ataxia

Embryonic Stem Cell Milestone Achieved in Primates A Rollercoaster of Seizure-Like Activity May Damage the Alzheimer's Brain Cilia Malfunction Disrupts Brain Development: Study Helps Explain Joubert Syndrome, Other Disorders Is It Just a Headache? Study Links Migraine to Brain Damage in Mice Scientists Zero in on the Cellular Machinery that Enables Neurons to Fire Imaging Neural Progenitor Cells in the Living Human Brain

A Brain of Many Colors NIH National Neurology Advisory Council Gains Five New Members Treatment Blocks Pain Without Disrupting Other Functions Arthritis Drug Shows Promise for Reducing Brain Hemorrhage in Premature Babies Gene Triggers Obsessive Compulsive Disorder-Like Syndrome in Mice: Study Suggests New Treatment Targets The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Announces Effort to Promote Stroke Awareness in the Hispanic Community Blood Pressure Drug May Slow Parkinson's Disease Support Cells Trigger Neuron Death in ALS Lithium May Offer Relief from Rare but Devastating Neurological Disorders After a Decades-Long Search, Scientists Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Multiple Sclerosis A Basic Recipe for Prions Scientists Identify a Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell More Like Our Own Therapeutics for Huntington's and Related Diseases Could Pack a One-Two Punch NIH Study Tracks Brain Development in Some 500 Children across U.S. Blood-Clotting Protein Could be a Target for Therapy against MS Morality and the Brain: Is Choosing the Greater Good Rational or Just Cold? Immune Cells Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease Disease May Push Nerve Cells to Their Breaking Point, Literally 'Gateway' Gene Allows Brain Stem Cells to Grow into Tumors Inner Workings of the Magnanimous Mind Large-Scale Gene Study Identifies Clues about Sporadic ALS ‘Gene Chip’ Study Could Lead to Blood Test for Parkinson’s NIH Announces Phase III Clinical Trial of Creatine for Parkinson's Disease Better Prediction Could Mean Better Control over Epileptic Seizures Sure You're Awake? Spit into this Cup Trigger for Adult Brain Disease May Be Set During Brain Development Stem Cells Make Neurons, and Tumors, in Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease Brain Implant Teaches Neurons New Tricks New Targets Found for Drug Development in Neuropathic Pain

Treatment Extends Survival in Mouse Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Variation in HIV Protein Yields Clues to AIDS-Related Dementia Low Serum Vitamin D Linked to Multiple Sclerosis Aggressive Brain Cancer Is Tied to Stem Cells ‘Gone Bad’ NIH Study Finds MRI More Sensitive Than CT in Diagnosing Most Common Form of Acute Stroke NINDS Names Dr. Walter Koroshetz as Deputy Director Developing Tools to Detect Cognitive Impairment from Silent Strokes Gene Variants Linked to Risk of Stroke in Young Women Enzyme Reverses Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Mouse Model In Most Comprehensive Study Yet, Two-Week Regimen Helps Stroke Survivors Regain Arm Control Vitamin B3 Points Toward New Strategy For Treating MS Gene Variation Affects Pain Sensitivity and Risk of Chronic Pain: Finding May Lead to New Treatments Six New Members Named to National Neurology Advisory Council NINDS Names New Scientific Director: Dr. Alan Koretsky to Lead Institute’s Intramural Research Program Researchers Announce Results of Study on Genetic Variation in Parkinson's Disease Researchers Identify Role of Protein Important for Stem Cell Growth; Study Leads to Recovery in Animal Model of Stroke Organized Protein Network Discovered in the Ataxias Mutant Mice Exhibit Abnormal Social Interactions and Brain Changes; Possible Animal Model for Autism Spectrum Disorders Double-Agent MMP-9: Timing is Everything in Stroke Treatment New Neurons are Born: Animal Model of Premature Babies Shows Evidence of Neuronal Recovery After Brain Injury Javits Neuroscience Award Presented to Six Leading Scientists Dopamine Drug Leads to New Neurons and Recovery of Function in Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease Neurons Grown From Embryonic Stem Cells Restore Function In Paralyzed Rats Drug Prevents Brain Swelling After Stroke Study Finds Loss of Small Nerve Fibers in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Study Identifies Protein that Impairs Memory in Model for Alzheimer's Disease Economic Benefit of NINDS-Supported Clinical Trials Estimated at More Than $15 Billion Over Ten Years New Orthostatic Hypotension Treatment Reduces Symptoms Without Causing High Blood Pressure Opening the Window of Opportunity: Neuregulin-1 Protects Neurons from Stroke Hours after the Event Evaluation of Patients Treated With Natalizumab Finds No New Cases of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy DCDC2: Demystifying and Decoding Dyslexia Study Implicates Potassium Channel Mutations in Neurodegeneration and Mental Retardation Preliminary Results Shows Creatine and Minocycline May Warrant Further Study in Parkinson’s Disease Advancements in Symptomatic and Neuroprotective Treatments Highlighted at First World Parkinson Congress Expectations of Pain: I Think, Therefore I Am Study Finds Biochemical Defect in Juvenile Batten Disease Study Links Alzheimer's Disease to Abnormal Cell Division EvoPrinter: New Tool for Finding Evolutionary Conserved DNA Sequences Scientists Discover First Gene for Tourette Syndrome Epilepsy Can Be Triggered by Support Cells in the Brain Study Links Progressive Aphasia Syndrome to Prion Gene Genetic Analysis of Glioblastoma Brain Tumors Can Aid in Treatment Decisions, Study Shows Chemical Messenger Inactivates Cellular "Police" in Multiple Sclerosis Study Identifies New Mode of Action for Ataxia Gene Toxic Interactions from Neighboring Cells May Be Necessary for Huntington’s disease Drug Screening Study Suggests New Treatments for Alzheimer's New Members Appointed to National Neurology Advisory Council NINDS Javits Award Goes to Six Inventive Neuroscientists NINDS Launches Stroke Awareness Video for Hispanics Stroke Information for Seniors Added to the NIHSeniorHealth Web Site Combination Therapy Leads to Partial Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury in Rats Gene Therapy Relieves Neuropathic Pain in Rats Silencing Gene Activity Prevents Disease in Model for Huntington's TorsinA Protein Protects Against Neuron Loss in Model for Parkinson's Disease First Genetic Screen Reveals Possible Gene Loci for Neural Tube Defects Learning New Rules about the "Primitive" Brain NINDS Announces New Javits Neuroscience Investigator Awardees New Gene Therapy Vector May Lead to Treatment for Muscular Dystrophy Aspirin is Safer than Warfarin and Just as Effective for Treating Blocked Arteries in the Brain Statins Prevent a "Sticky" Situation in the Formation of Plaques TROY: A Newly Identified Stop Signal in the Pathway for Nerve Regeneration Pain Reliever May Provide Clues for Treating Spinal Muscular Atrophy Test Could Improve Detection of Prion Disease in Humans Researchers Identify Joubert Syndrome Genes What's Old is New Again - Antibiotic Protects Nerves By Removing Excess Glutamate Serotonin Receptor Lets JC Virus Enter Brain Cells Anti-Cholesterol Drug May Block Amyloid Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Ultrasound-aided Therapy Better Than Stroke Drug Alone, Trial Finds Internationally Acclaimed Pianist Gives Thanks to the National Institutes of Health for Innovative Treatment That Enabled His Comeback Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award Recognizes Eight Exemplary Scientists NIH Neuroscience Blueprint to Shape Intra-Agency Research Cooperation

Study Using Robotic Microscope Shows How Mutant Huntington's Disease Protein Affects Neurons Brain Imaging May Identify High Risk Stroke Patients Reorganization of the Brain Allows Blind Individuals to Process Speech More Effectively Gene Silencing Prevents Brain Disease in Mice Study in Dogs Shows that Histamine is Key to Wakefulness Gene for Rapid-Onset Dystonia Parkinsonism Found Electrical Activity Alters Neurotransmitter Production in Frogs During Development Vaccine Reduces Parkinson's Disease Neurodegeneration in Mice Study in Mice Links Growth Factor to Hereditary Motor Neuron Disease Senataxin Gene Linked to Juvenile-Onset ALS Small Trial Shows Daclizumab Add-On Therapy Improves Multiple Sclerosis Outcome Combination Therapy Dramatically Improves Function After Spinal Cord Injury in Rats Study in Flies Allows Researchers to Visualize Formation of a Memory Early Treatment Confirmed as Key to Stroke Recovery Valproic Acid Shows Promise for Treating Spinal Muscular Atrophy Preconditioning the brain may protect against stroke Yeast Model Yields Insight into Parkinson's Disease Promising Gene Therapy Tool May Suppress Epileptic Seizures Major New Finding on Genetics of Parkinson's Disease Zeroes In on Activity of Alpha Synuclein Study Reveals Patterns of Gene Activity in the Mouse Nervous System Investigators Explore Selective Silencing of Disease Genes Study Links Restless Legs Syndrome to Poor Iron Uptake in the Brain

Story C. Landis, Ph.D., Named New Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Study Provides New Information About Unruptured Brain Aneurysms Molecular Fingerprint Predicts HIV-Associated Dementia Aspirin as Effective as Ticlopidine in African American Antiplatelet Stroke Prevention Study Faulty Muscle Repair Implicated in Muscular Dystrophies Misbehaving Molecules: 3-Dimensional Pictures of ALS Mutant Proteins Support Two Major Theories About How the Disease is Caused Amid Ongoing Controversy, Researchers Find Opiates Relieve Chronic Pain From Nervous System Damage Stroke Recovery Rates Slower for African Americans: New Research Examines Reasons for Racial Disparities What's in a Connection? A Look at Protein Patterns Within Synapses Pressure Combined with Heat Reduces Prion Infectivity in Processed Meats Transport Problems Cause Motor Neuron Degeneration Accurate and Affordable Diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy New Findings About Parkinson's Disease: Coffee and Hormones Don't Mix A New Test for Myotonic Dystrophy: Exposing an Enemy That’s Too Big to See

Dystonia Protein Linked to Problem Common in Other Neurological Disorders Cognitive Abilities Increase Significantly With Time in Most Prematurely Born Children Doubling Up: Researchers Combine a Common Dietary Supplement with an Antibiotic to Treat Lou Gehrig's Disease Drug-Resistant Seizures Often Take Years to Develop Bone Marrow Generates New Neurons in Human Brains Study Links Chronic Pain to Signals in the Brain Old Drug, New Use: New Research Shows Common Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Reduces Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms in Mice Tumor-Tracking Missiles: Researchers Develop a Possible New Treatment Strategy for Deadly Brain Tumors