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O’Brien, Boroquez discuss gut-brain connection, brain repair, and other brain secrets

Monday, October 22, 2018

Department Chair Rich O’Brien, MD, PhD, recently took the stage with and gut-brain neuroscientist Diego Boroquez, PhD, to discuss secrets of the...Read more

How does NIH's Alzheimer's boost in research funding impact the search for a cure?

Thursday, October 11, 2018

By Nathan Luzum

Around 25 years ago, Duke researchers discovered the largest known genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease in people over 65—a gene called APOE4...Read more

Duke Neurology Research Round Up, September 2018

Monday, October 1, 2018

The past month of research from the Duke Neurology Department spanned from the bench to the bedside. Al La Spada, MD, PhD, was the senior author of a...Read more

Tagliafierro receives grant to examine associations between aging, genetics, and Alzheimer's disease

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Lidia Tagliafierro, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Chiba Falek laboratory, has received a Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship Grant...Read more

Targeted genome editing as "next generation drugs" for Parkinson's disease

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

By Alissa Kocer

By 2020, the Parkinson’s Foundation estimates that nearly one million people will be living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the U.S. That’s more...Read more

Burke discusses proposed infection-based theory of Alzheimer's disease with NPR

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Could an infectious agent such as a germ or virus have some role in the cause or progression of Alzheimer's disease? NPR's Bret Stetka recently wrote...Read more

Colton discusses NIH's gamble on Alzheimer's in Science

Friday, September 7, 2018

Research funding for Alzheimer's disease and dementia from the National Institutes of Health has more than tripled over the past three years, with a...Read more

Duke Neurology Research Round Up, August 2018

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

What do the first major study of the effectiveness of medications to treat seizures for patients in neurointensive care, an analysis of Alzheimer’s...Read more

Duke Neurology Research Round Up, July 2018

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Over the past 31 days, members of the Duke Neurology Department contributed to ten new peer-reviewed journal articles. Topics of these articles...Read more

Cortes discusses myths, mysteries surrounding the brain in Minute Science series

Monday, July 16, 2018

Did you know that Albert Einstein’s brain was stolen and then hoarded by his pathologist after his death? Or that adults can learn new languages just...Read more

Faculty Spotlight: Brenda Plassman, PhD

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Brenda Plassman, PhD, became interested in dementia after studying a cohort of twin World War II veterans. In this group, some men developed...Read more

Duke Neurology Research Round Up, June 2018

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

This June, new studies by members of the Duke Neurology Department examined issues including racial differences surrounding stroke and end-of-life...Read more

Guests celebrate Roses' contributions to Alzheimer's disease

Thursday, June 21, 2018

By Imani Taylor

The clock struck six, and the remembrance of Dr. Allen Roses, MD, began. The bartender filled wine glasses with drinks, and mini conversations about...Read more

Duke Neurology Research Round-Up, May 2018

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Members of the Duke Department of Neurology contributed to 13 new studies in peer-reviewed journals in the past month, with stories spanning from...Read more

Department's Research Poster Night highlights contributions from residents, fellows, and postdocs

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Duke Neurology residents, fellows, postdoctoral researchers, and students had a chance show their contributions to neurology research this week. The...Read more

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