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Monday, November 4, 2024
Today, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) announced the appointment of Andrea Meredith, Ph.D., as director of the Division of Extramural Activities (DEA).
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Monday, October 28, 2024
Acamprosate, prescribed for alcohol use disorder, demonstrated a neuroprotective effect in cell studies
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health found evidence that neurodegeneration takes place even in the absence of beta-amyloid in mouse models of familial Alzheimer’s disease, which is caused by changes in PSEN genes that encode the protein presenilin.
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Friday, August 2, 2024
The NIH, as part of its efforts to expand the Undiagnosed Diseases Network’s (UDN) geographic coverage and better reach individuals in the U.S. who experience health disparities, awarded 12 clinical site U01 Cooperative Agreement awards under PAR-289 to serve as Diagnostic Centers of Excellence (DCoE) in the Phase III Network.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
NIH, in partnership with the Foundation for NIH (FNIH), announced the launch of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AMP® ALS), a public-private partnership to help stimulate the identification of new targets for therapy development as well as improved biomark
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Friday, May 3, 2024
In a study published in Neuron, four new genetic risk factors for multiple system atrophy (MSA) were identified through a comprehensive look at the entire genomes of people with the disorder.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024
TIME has named Avindra Nath, M.D., senior investigator and clinical director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), to the inaugural 2024 TIME 100 Health, a new annual list of 100 individuals who most influenced global health.
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Friday, April 19, 2024
Dr. Reich is recognized for his achievements in developing new MRI methodologies
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Friday, March 1, 2024
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), or NIH Stroke Scale, is the most widely used tool for health professionals to assess the severity of a stroke. Developed more than 30 years ago, the NIH Stroke Scale has recently been updated with new visual stimuli and is available for download.