A team of researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) affiliated with the CHOP Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) further bridged the gap between genomic information and clinical outcome data by systematically linking genetic information with electronic medical records, focusing on how genetic neurological disorders in children develop over time.

Inside neurons, the protein tau (green) moves from axons (blue), where it is normally located, to the cell body and dendrites (red), disrupting the vital link between neural activity and blood flow, which contributes to cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration. Image courtesy of Dr. Laibaik Park and Dr. Costantino Iadecola.

Stanford researchers have been working for years to advance a technology that could one day help people with paralysis regain use of their limbs, and enable amputees to use their thoughts to control prostheses and interact with computers.

The brain has an uncanny ability to enhance or reduce communication between brain cells. Whether or not communication is fast or slow changes the brain’s overall function. Understanding how these cells communicate within the brain is critical to understanding how our bodies and minds work together.