Press Releases

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Sideview brain scan in black and white. Cavernous angioma in middle of brain is highlighted in color.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020

In a nationwide study, NIH funded researchers found that the presence of abnormal bundles of brittle blood vessels in the brain or spinal cord, called cavernous angiomas (CA), are linked to the composition of a person’s gut bacteria.

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Scientists
Monday, May 18, 2020

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health, announced the latest recipients of the R35 Research Program Award (RPA).

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Picture of the Neural Matrix
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

NIH BRAIN Initiative® funded researchers showed that it is possible to use computer chip manufacturing techniques to make a Neural Matrix: a soft, flexible electrical recording device for long lasting, high fidelity monitoring of brain activity.

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Multi-colored, side view picture of the brain. Colors represent different areas.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

With nearly $290M of new funding for seven years to research institutions around the country, the National Institutes of Health renewed its commitment to the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study(link is external), the largest long-term study of brain development and child health ever conducted in the United States.

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NIH Logo
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

According to a recent analysis of data from two major eye disease studies, adherence to the Mediterranean diet – high in vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil – correlates with higher cognitive function.

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NIH Logo
Monday, April 13, 2020

In the largest study to date of proteins related to Alzheimer’s disease, a team of researchers has identified disease-specific proteins and biological processes that could be developed into both new treatment targets and fluid biomarkers.

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mouse olfactory epithelium showing cell activation
Monday, April 13, 2020

Our ability to study networks within the nervous system has been limited by the tools available to observe large volumes of cells at once.

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Photo of brain cell
Thursday, April 2, 2020

A new study in Neuron offers clues to why autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more common in boys than in girls. National Institutes of Health scientists found that a single amino acid change in the NLGN4 gene, which has been linked to autism symptoms, may drive this difference in some cases. 

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Picture of neural firing pattern behind a memory
Thursday, March 5, 2020

In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers at the National Institutes of Health monitored the electrical activity of thousands of individual brain cells, called neurons, as patients took memory tests.

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image of axons regrowing
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

When the spinal cord is injured, the damaged nerve fibers—called axons—are normally incapable of regrowth, leading to permanent loss of function.

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