Sentences with phrase «for neurological research»
Alternating imagery of gravity - defying hummingbirds with footage shot in the Arctic and in laboratories where human brain cells are preserved in freezers for neurological research, Biggs paints a tender picture of life caught between hope and futility.
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Dominik Haddad describes his international journey to bring his passion for neurological research to Gladstone.
If the HBP scales down to its technological core — developing useful computational tools and models for neurological research, as mundane as that may sound — then Henry Markram may well leave a great and lasting legacy to neuroscience.
Lawmakers joined advocates for neurological research in Albany recently to lobby the legislature to refund a program they say could change the lives of people living with spinal cord injuries.
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While practicing medicine at Stanford University, he won the American Academy of Neurological Surgery's highest award for research.
Many pharmaceutical companies continue to work on treatments for neurological diseases, as do many smaller biotech firms and academic medical research centers, and funding sources for these pursuits include private foundations as well as governments.
Salk Institute scientists say they have developed a superior way of cultivating human brain tissue, guiding research for treating neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.
Even with the addition of a video and keeping this story on the front page all weekend, she STILL makes the logical mistake of saying «here is what I have decided is the reality of the situation» (a reality which is HEAVILY debatable, especially in light of recent neurological research) and then went looking for whatever philosophy was the closest match for her preconceived determination of reality.
For Apple fans, the brand triggers a reaction in the brain that's not unlike that of religious devotees, according to a BBC documentary series that cites neurological research.
Neurological research reveals a sophisticated yet sound biological basis for speaking of religious life.
Joining us this afternoon for Medical Monday to discuss Alzheimer's disease treatment and research is Dr. Richard Holub of the Neurological Associates of Albany.
Buffalo General Medical Center and the Gates Vascular Institute have earned top rankings in the US for their cutting - edge research and treatment into the stroke and neurological care.
Prior to joining the NHLBI, Dr. Twery was a member of the research faculty at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, and for six years was a senior staff fellow at the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
The article provides an action plan for reducing this burden through infrastructure investment in neurological research and enhanced clinical management of neurological disorders.
Another argument for linking suicidal people together under a single diagnosis is that it could spur research into the neurological and genetic factors they have in common.
Those offering support for Dr. Samadani's research include Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, The Theodore S. Roberts Endowed Chair and professor and chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at University of Washington Medicine and co-chair of the Head, Neck and Spine Committee of the National Football League.
Modern living could be responsible for an «almost epidemic» increase in neurological brain disease, according to new research from Bournemouth University.
In one such study, Jordan Grafman, a cognitive neuroscientist at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, and Jorge Moll, a neuroscientist at the D'Or Institute for Research and Education in Rio de Janeiro, dangled a pot of $ 128 in front of 19 subjects and gave them the opportunity to receive the money or to donate a portion to various social causes.
Prof. Orly Reiner's research is supported by the Helen and Martin Kimmel Institute for Stem Cell Research; the Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for Neurological Diseases; the Kekst Family Institute for Medical Genetics; the Dr. Beth Rom - Rymer Stem Cell Research Fund; the Dears Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lowenthal; the estate of David Georges Eskinazi; and the estate of Jacquelinresearch is supported by the Helen and Martin Kimmel Institute for Stem Cell Research; the Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for Neurological Diseases; the Kekst Family Institute for Medical Genetics; the Dr. Beth Rom - Rymer Stem Cell Research Fund; the Dears Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lowenthal; the estate of David Georges Eskinazi; and the estate of JacquelinResearch; the Nella and Leon Benoziyo Center for Neurological Diseases; the Kekst Family Institute for Medical Genetics; the Dr. Beth Rom - Rymer Stem Cell Research Fund; the Dears Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lowenthal; the estate of David Georges Eskinazi; and the estate of JacquelinResearch Fund; the Dears Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lowenthal; the estate of David Georges Eskinazi; and the estate of Jacqueline Hodes.
«This work is an example of how integrating basic science and clinical care may reveal privileged opportunities for biomedical research,» said Matthew O. Hebb, M.D., Ph.D., FRCSC, a researcher involved in the work from the Departments of Clinical Neurological Sciences (Neurosurgery), Oncology and Otolaryngology at the University of Western Ontario in Ontario, Canada.
Tracy de Bernhardt Dunkin, Principal and CEO at the WESC Foundation, said: «This is a tremendously exciting development for WESC and the culmination of five years» work to introduce learning and research around neurological visual impairment.
Now, new research from the Salk Institute shows how a protein called p75 is critical for pain signaling, which could one day have implications for treating neurological disorders as well as trauma such as spinal cord injury.
And its Defense Sciences Office (DSO) has aligned with President Barack Obama's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, calling for grant applications on projects to design therapeutic devices for neurological disorders and to repair brain damage in military service members.
In a report that appears in PLOS BIOLOGY, Dr. Hugo Bellen and his colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital and BCM, and Dr. Chao Tong, at the Life Sciences Institute and Innovation Center for Cell Biology, Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, find that mutations of human homologs (genes that carry out similar functions) of cacophony and its partner straightjacket (Cacna1a and Cacna2d2 respectively) cause defects in autophagy in neurons.
Katerina Akassoglou, PhD, and her research team have uncovered a promising new therapeutic strategy for treating disabling neurological diseases.
Using the same methodology we employed for Parkinson's, our plan is to study other neurological disorders to determine whether there are disease - specific factors which explain any observed differences in the type of biomedical research most likely to receive a high Altmetric Attention Score.»
«More research is needed to develop treatment protocols for anemic patients with traumatic brain injuries,» said N. Scott Litofsky, M.D., chief of the MU School of Medicine's Division of Neurological Surgery and lead author of the study.
Additional research funds were provided by the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements; the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health; the National Institute on Aging; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
The research comes from the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS), a collaborative effort by investigators at the Montreal Neurological Institute, and four clinical sites in the United States, coordinated to conduct a longitudinal brain imaging and behavioural study of infants at high risk for autism.
Other funding for the research was provided by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
«This bench to bedside research is very exciting and will have a major impact on the management of neurological diseases, particularly neuropathic pain,» said Akbar Panju, medical director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, a clinician and professor of mresearch is very exciting and will have a major impact on the management of neurological diseases, particularly neuropathic pain,» said Akbar Panju, medical director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, a clinician and professor of mResearch and Care, a clinician and professor of medicine.
«These exciting results provide new hope for developing drugs against an important molecular target in the brain,» said Roderick Corriveau, program director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which helped support the research.
Research suggests that this form of punishment can cause severe psychiatric and neurological damage to inmates, and evidence for its effectiveness in reducing crime or recidivism is scant.
In tandem with the declaration, the committee made two major recommendations: Standardize surveillance for microcephaly and other neurological disorders in places where Zika is spreading, and intensify research to discern whether the clusters of cases are truly linked to the virus.
Specifically, the research team found that the experimental drug CX456, part of the AMPAkine class in clinical trials for several neurological conditions, counters for the dampening effect of anesthesia on nerve signaling.
Stephen Macknik, a neurophysiologist at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, says such research could help determine the neural basis for prejudices and exclusionary behavior.
«This result has strong application potential» says Dr. Parise, who has just accepted a new position as research scientist at Oculus VR (Facebook): «A deep understanding of multisensory processing opens new clinical perspectives for neurological syndromes that are associated with multisensory impairments, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder and Dyslexia.
New research has also begun at NYU Langone to test tDCS for other neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease.
«Since mGluR5 is considered a target for treating a variety of neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease and Fragile X Syndrome, our research may have implications for therapies for diseases beyond depression.»
This work was supported in part by grants from the US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS058529), the National Human Genome Research Institute (U54HG003273), a joint NHGRI / National Heart Blood and Lung Institute grant (U54HG006542) to the Baylor Hopkins Center for Mendelian Genomics, and the BCM Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, IDDRC Grant Number 5P30HD024064 - 23, from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Additional funding from the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center / Barnes Jewish Hospital Foundation Cancer Frontier Fund, the Barnard Trust, the Philip and Sima Needleman Student Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine, the DeNardo Education and Research Foundation, Alafi Neuroimaging Laboratory, and the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders.
Although the scientific community widely sees nonhuman primates as essential for advances in biomedicine (they have facilitated major gains in the fights against AIDS and neurological diseases such as Parkinson's, for example), researchers agree more can be done to treat the animals more humanely and conduct research less wastefully.
«I was able to gain a much deeper understanding of the relationships between human flexible behavior and the underlying involvement of human neurological processes,» says Dutra, who earned a fellowship from the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates to be involved in the study.
Other research has shown that long - term use of cannabis increases adolescent drug users» risk for certain psychiatric and neurological disorders, such as schizophrenia.
About Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation is nationally recognized for the treatment and research of both spinal cord and brain injuries and also leads the field in the care and treatment for stroke, neurological diseases, amputation, orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions and cardiac recovery.
Kessler Foundation Research Center focuses on improving function and quality of life for persons with injuries of the spinal cord and brain, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and other chronic neurological conditions.
Notice Number: NOT - NS -11-005 Key Dates Release Date: December 7, 2010 Issued by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Purpose The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) will hold a pre-application meeting regarding the Request for Applications (RFA) for Clinical Research Sites for the Network of Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (RFA - NS -11-008), -LSB-...]
PsychoGenics works with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academic institutions and not - for - profit research foundations to address such major neurological disorders as: ALS, Huntington's Disease, anxiety, cognitive impairment, depression, psychosis / schizophrenia and SMA.
Monell scientists are members of and provide leadership for several Penn institutes, including the Institute of Neurological Sciences, the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, the Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, and the Genome Frontiers Institute.
The findings, published today in the online journal PloS One, open new opportunities for gaining a greater understanding of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological diseases and for developing therapies to halt its progression, according to senior author Karen E. Duff, PhD, professor of pathology (in psychiatry and in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain) at CUMC and at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.