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A study of 3,877 randomly selected patients found a significant link between three degenerative eye diseases – age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma – and Alzheimer’s disease.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University Research | University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington researchers are developing a smartphone app that can objectively detect concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Brain Injury | University Research | University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington researchers have developed synthetic peptides that target and inhibit small, toxic aggregates now believed to cause Alzheimer's
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University of WashingtonResearchers from the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network, which includes the University of Washington, used MRI to demonstrate that in babies who later develop autism, the amygdala grows too rapidly in infancy.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University of Washington | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | University of Pennsylvania | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | New York University | Washington University in St. Louis | McGill UniversityUW researchers report that in a sample of more than 400 6- to 12-month-old infants, those who were later diagnosed with autism were more likely to have had difficulty falling asleep. This sleep difficulty was associated with altered growth trajectories in the hippocampus.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University of WashingtonChildren with cerebral palsy frequently undergo invasive surgeries — lengthening tendons, rotating bones, transferring muscles to new locations — in hopes of improving their physical ability to walk or move.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Brain Tumors | University of WashingtonOn 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.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Parkinson's & Epilepsy | University of Washington