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New drug target
Mutation linked to pediatric brain tumor may pave way for targeted treatment
Oct. 29,
2009 -- Researchers at the School of Medicine have linked mutations in a gene to a benign pediatric brain tumor, a finding that will help scientists seek drug treatments that block growth of the tumors, they report in the journal Neurology.
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Journey to hope
Hope Center explores the common threads among neurological disorders
Oct. 22,
2009 --
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| Robert Willson, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, with neurologist Timothy M. Miller, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurology, at the Center for Advanced Medicine. |
The Hope Center for Neurological Disorders helps ensure forward motion through groundbreaking research and treatments. Physician-scientists are studying the similarities among neurological disorders to speed the application of basic research to treatment.
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Highest honor
DeBaun elected to Institute of Medicine
Oct. 15,
2009 --
Michael R. DeBaun has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive. DeBaun was recognized for his major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care and public health.
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Steven Petersen
James S. McDonnell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in Neurology
Petersen is chief of the Neuropsychology Division and a pioneer in using brain imaging to identify brain regions that contribute to attention, learning, memory and language. He also investigates the effects of disease and brain damage on these cognitive processes, bridging a range of psychological ...
Expertise: Neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neuropyschology, brain imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), positron emission tomography (PET), attention, …
Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu
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David Clifford
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical Neuropharmacology in Neurology
Clifford, who is director of the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, is a leading expert on the neurological complications of AIDS and their treatment and management. He has also participated in studies of epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis. Clifford is involved ...
Expertise: Neuropharmacology, HIV, AIDS, AIDS-related dementia, peripheral neuropathy, leukoencephalopathy, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, …
Media assistance: (314) 286-0126 / pattoner@wustl.edu
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David Gutmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor of Neurology
Gutmann is the founder and director of the Neurofibromatosis Clinical Program, which is dedicated to treating the common inherited tumor predisposition syndrome, neurofibromatosis (NF). Individuals with NF have an increased risk of developing brain tumors and other cancers. As national leader in the ...
Expertise: Brain tumors, cancer genetics, neurofibromatosis, molecular genetics, neurosciences, neurology
Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu
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David Carr
Associate Professor of Medicine and Neurology
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Carr's interests are in caring for older adults in outpatient and long-term care settings. His current projects include research on the safety of older drivers, and evaluating the efficacy of units dedicated to oncology acute care and cardiology acute care for the elderly.
Carr is the clinical director ...
Expertise: geriatrics, nutritional science, memory, aging
Media assistance: (314) 286-0109 / reckessg@wustl.edu
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John Morris
Director and Principal Investigator, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology
John C. Morris, M.D., is the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Professor of Pathology and Immunology and of Physical Therapy, and the Director of the Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Center for Aging, the Memory and Aging Project, and the Memory Diagnostic ...
Expertise: Alzheimer's disease, dementia, memory, aging, mild cognitive impairment
Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu
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Commentary: More Funding To End Migraine
Forbes.com
Sept. 10,
2009 -- Cindy McCain explains the need for more funding for research to cure migraine headaches. As a nation, we spend very little on research into the causes and treatments of migraines. It is estimated that the NIH spends less than $13 million a year for migraine research. Neurology professor Todd Schwedt of WUSTL's Headache Center says that based on the burden migraine exacts from society, funding should be closer to $260 million.
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Sleep linked to Parkinson's dementia
United Press International
and 1 others
Aug. 3,
2009 -- WUSTL neurologist and study author James Galvin says more than 74 percent of Parkinson's patients have trouble sleeping, and up to 80 percent of patients age 65 and older who have Parkinson's disease for seven years will develop dementia.
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David Holtzman: Attacking Alzheimer's With a New Test for Amyloid Beta
U.S. News & World Report online
July 1,
2009 -- WUSTL neuroscientist David Holtzman and colleagues have devised a test that shows whether an experimental medication has a chance of working in Alzheimer's patients.
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Chemical clue to dementia decline
BBC News
May 12,
2009 -- WUSTL scientists have pinpointed compounds in the spinal fluid which may give an early warning of how fast patients with mild dementia will decline.
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Early Alzheimer's, think less efficiently
United Press International
and 2 others
May 5,
2009 -- Alzheimer's patients sift the important from less important less efficiently early on, according to a study conducted by WUSTL researchers.
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