Department of Neurology Archive — Page 2 of 14
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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. -
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. -
December 10, 2024
Therapy for genetic epilepsy in children showing promise
Preliminary results of a clinical trial of 4-phenylbutyrate (PBA) “show a significant reduction in seizure activity among participants.” -
December 5, 2024
Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine selects 25 new members
The AECM was formed in 2021 to “honor exemplary clinicians who combine humanism, professionalism and a passion for patient care with a scholarly approach to improving patient health and establish a community of leaders to promote clinical excellence.” -
October 25, 2024
This year’s fall time change is Nov. 3, which directly follows Dia de los Muertos. Don’t read too much into that.
How to get through the end of daylight saving time without feeling like one of los muertos. -
July 23, 2024
VUMC set to debut focused ultrasound treatment for tremors, Parkinson’s disease
Focused ultrasound treatment is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of tremors or Parkinson’s disease performed in an outpatient clinic with MRI as the navigation tool.