Department of Neurology

April 28, 2016

Investigators explore African ancestry, Alzheimer’s risk

Higher genomic levels of African ancestry are associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a consortium of investigators reported recently in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 19, 2016

Myelin repair factors

Vanderbilt researchers show that two factors promote the repair of myelin, the nerve cell covering that deteriorates in diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 5, 2016

Charles represents VUMC at White House Rural Telehealth gathering

Last week, David Charles, M.D., chief medical officer of the Vanderbilt Neuroscience Institute, vice-chair of the Department of Neurology and medical director of Telemedicine, represented Vanderbilt University Medical Center at a White House Convening on Rural Telehealth.

By John Howser
February 25, 2016

Sleep research for parents of children with ASD expanded

The expansion of sleep education sessions through a research study will allow more parents to learn effective sleep strategies for children with autism spectrum disorder.

By Tom Wilemon
January 21, 2016

McLaughlin named a reviewing editor for neuroscience journal

BethAnn McLaughlin, Ph.D., a neuroscientist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been invited to serve as a reviewing editor for the Journal of Neuroscience, the flagship publication of the Society of Neuroscience, one of the world’s largest scientific societies.

By Bill Snyder
December 3, 2015

Malow appointed to new Tennessee autism task force

Beth Malow, M.D., M.S., has been appointed to the Tennessee Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force, a new entity created to study and make recommendations to the Tennessee General Assembly regarding ways to improve access to programs and services for early screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Tennessee.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 27, 2015

Symposium sheds light on potential of telemedicine

For patients suffering from a stroke, the key to a positive outcome often hinges on how quickly they can receive a brain-saving medical intervention.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 13, 2015

Protein ‘clumping’ linked to severe form of genetic epilepsy

Researchers at Vanderbilt University for the first time have demonstrated in a mouse model that aggregation, the “clumping together” of abnormal proteins, can contribute to a severe form of genetic epilepsy.
By Bill Snyder
February 26, 2015

VUMC’s Huntington’s Disease Clinic recognized

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Huntington’s Disease Clinic has been named a 2015 Center of Excellence by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA).
By VUMC News and Communications
September 30, 2014

Seizure mutation impairs receptor

Defects in the production of certain receptors are linked to the pathogenesis of genetic epilepsies and fever-induced seizures.
By Yan Su
September 4, 2014

CNS program now giving residents lab experience

In the same way scientists from the Vanderbilt Clinical Neuroscience Scholars (CNS) Program have benefited from their experiences in the clinical setting, an initiative is underway for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery residents to have an opportunity to do bench work in the basic science labs.
By Craig Boerner
June 19, 2014

Teleneurology services at Williamson Medical Center see success

By VUMC News and Communications
June 19, 2014

Malow, Wilkins enter leadership program

By Craig Boerner
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