Department of Neurology Archive — Page 2 of 14

Combining clinical expertise and trial design, David Charles, MD, and Mallory Hacker, PhD, MSCI, are ready to undertake a groundbreaking study on treatment for Parkinson’s. (photo by Donn Jones)
April 7, 2025

Vanderbilt neurology research duo shares details of new clinical trial that would take aim at slowing or stopping the progression of Parkinson’s disease 

Parkinson’s is best known for manifesting with a tremor, but patients may have up to four “cardinal features” that include muscle rigidity, slowing of movements and balance problems.

March 27, 2025

Six Vanderbilt faculty elected fellows of international scientific society

One of the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific societies, the AAAS also publishes the Science family of journals.

March 17, 2025

Latest edition of stroke symposium coming to Vanderbilt April 17 

With stroke care evolving rapidly, the event aims to improve stroke care in Middle Tennessee and beyond through continuing medical education.

January 29, 2025

VKC produces new tool kit on informed consent process for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Individuals with IDD are often excluded from health-related research. Exclusion from research leads to reduced quality of health care and unknown treatment effectiveness.

Olivia Leow. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
January 15, 2025

Glioma Warriors — Alliance takes on brain cancer

Glioma is a cancer that afflicts people of all ages, including children. It is the deadliest pediatric cancer, and it’s also perplexing, evading the advances made in recent decades for other cancers.

January 15, 2025

Alzheimer’s study details abnormal gene expression tied to blood vessel growth

The study sets out how gene expression that drives the formation of new blood vessels exhibits different patterns, cell by cell, in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease.