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Three multicolored clusters of neuron derived from induced pluripotent stem cells.

NIH scientists try a new twist on using ‘personalized’ stem cells for studying dementia

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

In an article published in the journal Neuron, NIH researchers outlined their plans for the iPSC Neurodegenerative Disease Initiative (iNDI), a project designed to help scientists better understand how genetic mutations lead to the brain cell damage underlying Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

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NIH scientists try a new twist on using ‘personalized’ stem cells for studying dementia

DNA damage “hot spots” discovered within neurons

NIMH’s Dr. Andrea Beckel-Mitchener Named Deputy Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative

The Brain Connectivity Workshop Series Town Hall

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) BRAIN Initiative and the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science are co-hosting a town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 12:00 – 3:00 pm ET.

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Director's Corner

NINDS is committed to ending structural racism

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Inherent in the NINDS mission is that its goal of generating knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease should benefit all people. NIH has recently launched an agency-wide effort called the UNITE Initiative to end structural racism in biomedical research.

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