Sentences with phrase «directs neurological research»

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at the Gladstone Institutes, next week will receive the ARCS Foundation's 2013 Pacesetter Award for his lifelong dedication to overcoming Alzheimer's disease — and for mentoring students to take a similar approach.

SAN FRANCISCO — July 15, 2012 — Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at the Gladstone Institutes, has received the Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award for his exceptional contributions to Alzheimer's disease research.

«This work could have important ramifications for patients and families who suffer at the hands of neurodegenerative diseases such Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease,» said Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at Gladstone.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at the Gladstone Institutes, today received the MetLife Foundation's 2013 Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease at a scientific briefing and awards ceremony in New York.

, who directs neurological research at the Gladstone Institutes, next week will receive the ARCS Foundation's 2013 Pacesetter Award for his lifelong dedication to overcoming Alzheimer's disease — and for mentoring students to take a similar approach.

, who directs neurological research at the Gladstone Institutes, today received the MetLife Foundation's 2013 Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease at a scientific briefing and awards ceremony in New York.

«It is estimated that more than 30 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer's disease and that number is expected to rise dramatically in the near future,» said Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at Gladstone, an independent and nonprofit biomedical - research organization.

«Currently, we have no effective treatments to slow, prevent or halt Alzheimer's, from which more than 5 million people suffer in the United States alone,» said Dr. Mucke, who directs neurological research at Gladstone and is a professor of neuroscience and neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, with which Gladstone is affiliated.

Other Gladstone colleagues who are also members of the AAP include Gladstone President, R. Sanders Williams, MD; Senior Investigator and President Emeritus Robert W. Mahley, MD, PhD; Senior Investigator Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at Gladstone, and Senior Investigator Eric Verdin involved in virology and immunology research.

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Cerebra is a national charity striving to improve the lives of children with neurological conditions through research, information and direct on - going family support.

A confluence of research has identified executive functioning deficits as a common characteristic of individuals with FASD.9 15 — 27 Damage to neurological structures, including the prefrontal regions of the brain, is a significant hypothesised cause for these deficits.28 29 Executive functions are defined as a set of cognitive processes responsible for orchestrating purposeful, goal - directed behaviour.15 30 31 These processes are responsible for the ability to plan, organise, attend, problem solve and inhibit responses.31 It is also suggested that the ability to self - regulate emotional responses and behavioural actions is interrelated with the construct of executive functioning.17 28 32 Deficits in executive functioning and self - regulation can lead to learning and behavioural problems that impact a child's educational outcomes as they struggle to cope with the complex demands of school life.16 20