(Friday, February 9, 2018)
The toll that neurological disorders exact on patients and their families is truly tragic. Yet, looking forward there is cause for real optimism for some conditions.
(Wednesday, January 31, 2018)
The beginning of a new year has a way of sneaking up on all of us, but we always gain helpful perspectives by stopping to reflect on the year that has passed. In 2017, NINDS made significant strides through funding awards, collaboration, new research initiatives, and leadership additions.
(Thursday, January 18, 2018)
By: Nina Schor, NINDS Deputy Director
(Wednesday, January 3, 2018)
I’m a news junkie, and I love stories, especially those about science. You may not realize it, but every day as part of the NINDS research community, you are generating incredible news.
(Friday, November 10, 2017)
This week, more than thirty thousand neuroscientists are coming to Washington, DC for the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).
(Monday, October 30, 2017)
If you know anyone with dementia, you probably understand how devastating it is to those affected and their families. Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the most common and widely-diagnosed neurodegenerative disorder, affects more than 5 million people in the United States.
(Monday, October 2, 2017)
By: Walter Koroshetz, NINDS Director, and Diana Bianchi, NICHD Director
(Monday, September 25, 2017)
September is Pain Awareness Month. We all experience pain from time to time, but for many Americans pain is a chronic and difficult-to-treat condition. In my prior experience as a practicing neurologist, I witnessed the immense suffering that severe chronic pain causes.
(Wednesday, August 30, 2017)
I was fortunate to have exceptional scientists as mentors who devoted many, many hours guiding me to think more scientifically. Two pieces of their sage advice continue to resonate with me today.
(Wednesday, July 5, 2017)
By Dr. Diana Bianchi (NICHD Director), Dr. Joshua Gordon (NIMH Director), and Dr. Walter Koroshetz (NINDS Director)
