Department of Neurology Archive — Page 10 of 14
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March 5, 2018
Nine new endowed chair recipients honored
Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored during a celebration at the Student Life Center Feb. 28. -
February 26, 2018
Cannabis compound reduces seizures
Cannabidiol (CBD) oils reduced seizures in patients with difficult-to-treat epilepsy, Vanderbilt investigators have found. -
February 8, 2018
Neurology’s Davis blends modesty, clinical excellence
Thomas “Tom” Davis, MD, enjoys archery when he’s not treating people with movement disorders. -
December 18, 2017
Brain lesions and criminal behavior linked to moral decision-making network
When brain lesions occur within the brain network responsible for morality and value-based decision-making, they can predispose a person toward criminal behavior, according to new research by Ryan Darby, MD, assistant professor of Neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). -
November 16, 2017
Malow, Bingham named to new state council on autism
Vanderbilt’s Beth Malow, MD, MS, and Emelyne Bingham have been appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam as Middle Tennessee representatives on the newly created Tennessee Council on Autism Spectrum Disorder, which held its first meeting in Nashville in October. -
October 27, 2017
Impulsivity in Parkinson’s Disease
A noninvasive MRI technique may help predict a troubling side effect of common medications for Parkinson’s Disease and improve clinical treatment plans. -
September 20, 2017
Goal of new tissue-chip research is to assess efficacy of novel epilepsy drugs
An interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt University researchers has received a two-year, $2-million federal grant to develop an “organ-on-chip” model for two genetic forms of epilepsy.