It’s a stunning discovery that overturns decades of textbook teaching: researchers at the School of Medicine have determined that the brain is directly connected to the immune system by vessels previously thought not to exist.
Rutgers and Stanford scientists develop novel way to inject healthy human nerve cells into the brain.
Successful approach by UC Davis team shows diminished neuron loss, reduced symptoms and extended life in animal models of Huntington's disease.
On July 11, 2015, eight people crowded into a clinic room at UW Medical Center, expectantly watching Steven Gilbert, who had lived with Parkinson's disease for nearly 15 years.
For the first time, scientists pin down the structure of toxic clumps of a protein associated with a large number of ALS cases, opening new avenues in the pursuit of drugs to stem the disease.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Parkinson's & Epilepsy
Parkinson’s disease researchers discover a way to reprogram the genome.
University at Buffalo - The State University of New York | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Parkinson's & Epilepsy
As her doctors told Paula Moreland how they were proposing to treat her seizures, her eyes grew wide. Moreland's mother, who was with her at the appointment, said, "Just listen to them, babe."