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2019-08-21 – Neuroscience researchers will detail new technologies at the cutting edge of replacing lost sensory and motor functions, at the October 12 Pre-Meeting Symposium of the American Neurological Association 2019 Annual Meeting from 6–9 p.m. at the Marriott St. Louis Grand. Pioneers in brain-computer…
2019-08-21 – Kim Campbell, Alzheimer’s disease advocate and widow of Grammy Hall of Fame and Award-winning music legend Glen Campbell, will deliver the keynote address at the American Neurological Association Annual Meeting in St. Louis. Ms. Campbell will offer her remarks on Sunday, October 13, 2019, during…
2019-08-20 – Hop aboard as we fly up, down, left, and right through the information highways of the human brain! This captivating and eye-catching video was one of the winners of the 2019 “Show us Your Brain!” contest sponsored by the NIH-led Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN…
2019-08-05 – The National Institute of Aging July 29 released its FY 20201 Professional Judgement, or Bypass, Budget for Alzheimer's and related dementias. The Executive Summary covers recent advances in research including a better understanding of genetics and disease mechanisms, efforts to make clinical…
2019-08-05 – The president August 2 signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (H.R. 3877), which would suspend the debt ceiling through July 31, 2021 and would revise discretionary spending caps in fiscal years (FYs) 2020 and 2021. The Senate Aug. 1 approved, 67-28, the House-passed measure. The Senate…
2019-08-04 – For decades, researchers have sought a blood test for beta amyloid, the protein that is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Several groups and companies have made progress, and on Thursday, scientists at Washington University in St. Louis, including ANA President, Dr. David Holtzman, reported that…
2019-08-04 – The Sentate on Aug. 1 passed the House-passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (H.R. 3877) by a vote of 67-28, which now awaits the president’s signature. The measure would suspend the debt ceiling through July 31, 2021, and would revise discretionary spending caps in FYs 2020 and 2021. If enacted,…
2019-07-29 – ANA member and chair of the Neurology Department at UCLA David Geffon School of Medicine, S.Thomas Carmichael, MD, PhD, discusses the roles of CREB, CCR5, and tonic GABA signaling in memory formation during stroke recovery, as well as other advances in regenerative medicine from his upcoming…
2019-07-29 – As you’ve likely seen, Congressional leadership and the Trump administration July 22 released The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (H.R. 3877), an agreement to raise budget caps for FY 2020 and FY 2021, and to suspend the debt limit until July 31, 2021. The House Budget Committee has also published a …
2019-07-26 – The NIH released a new video that “captures the spirit, mission, community, and the lifesaving work at NIH and the more than 2,500 universities, medical schools, and other research institutions in every state and around the world.” Watch the full video here: We are NIH