Neurology
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New NIH grant funds novel brain network approach to improve epilepsy surgery
A multidisciplinary group of investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Pennsylvania received a $3.2 million grant to develop novel brain network-based measures to guide surgical decisions and improve outcomes in the field of epilepsy surgery. Read MoreJanuary 18, 2024
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Study measures Alzheimer’s risk reductions associated with healthy lifestyles
Reported June 13 in Neurology, an Alzheimer’s disease risk study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center measures significantly reduced risk associated with healthy lifestyles, including non-smoking, leisure-time exercise, low-to-moderate alcohol consumption, adequate sleep and healthy diet. Read MoreJune 13, 2022
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Treating core Rett syndrome symptoms
A new study published in Neurology reports the drug trofinetide has proven safe and effective in treating core symptoms of Rett syndrome in female children and adolescents. Read MoreJune 6, 2019
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Research links heart function to brain’s memory center
Research by a team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) scientists suggests that older people whose hearts pump less blood have blood flow reductions in the temporal lobe regions of the brain, where Alzheimer’s pathology first begins. Read MoreNovember 8, 2017
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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. Read MoreAugust 13, 2015
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Insights on lysosomal storage diseases
A novel mechanism could point to new therapies for a group of inherited diseases that share pathological features. Read MoreMay 14, 2015
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Copper toxicity and Parkinson’s
A genetic predisposition to Parkinson’s disease makes neurons more vulnerable to the toxicity of heavy metals such as copper. Read MoreFebruary 5, 2015
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New tools to probe manganese biology
Vanderbilt researchers have developed tools to probe the role of the essential metal manganese in neurons, and which offer a started point for developing therapeutic agents for manganese-related neurological disorders. Read MoreNovember 26, 2014
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Brain surgery through the cheek
Vanderbilt engineers have developed a surgical robot designed to perform brain surgery by entering through the cheek instead of the skull. Read MoreOctober 15, 2014
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Seizure mutation impairs receptor
Defects in the production of certain receptors are linked to the pathogenesis of genetic epilepsies and fever-induced seizures. Read MoreSeptember 30, 2014