ANA News
2021-01-04 – A number of articles recently accepted by the Annals of Neurology count ANA members among their authors including: Ekbom’s syndrome: Ataxia, myoclonus and cervical lipomas Bilateral hippocampal infarction following thrombectomy for basilar occlusion Pediatric Ischemic Stroke: An Infrequent…
2020-12-28 – Every year, NFL players from around the country participate in the “My Cause, My Cleats” campaign to reflect their commitment to a charity near to their heart. Players work with companies like Nike, Under Armour and Adidas to design special cleats that feature the logo of their selected charity…
2020-12-23 – This month, the ANA talks with this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Neurology Teacher Award, Ann Poncelet, MD, FAAN. Dr. Poncelet is the William G. Irwin Endowed Chair and Director of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where…
2020-12-22 – The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research issued the following statement in responses to FY 2021 Omnibus to Fund NIH and the COVID-19 relief package release. House and Senate leaders this afternoon released text of their negotiated agreement on year-end legislation (H.R. 133), which includes an…
2020-12-08 – Philadelphia Eagles running back Boston Scott has chosen to support the American Neurological Association (ANA) as part of this year's My Cause My Cleats campaign. Players have the opportunity to pick a cause that is important to them and represent their chosen organization on custom-designed…
2020-12-03 – A number of articles recently accepted by the Annals of Neurology count ANA members among their authors including: Development and Validation of the Pediatric CMT Quality of Life Outcome Measure Diagnostic Accuracy of Amyloid versus FDG PET in Autopsy‐Confirmed Dementia Silent new brain MRI lesions…
2020-12-01 – Federal funding for all government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, expires on December 11th. Congress is working right now to finalize federal spending for Fiscal Year 2021. Failure to reach an agreement could result in stagnant funding for biomedical research, or worse, a…
2020-11-25 – A sincere thank you to all of our Media Ambassadors who shared their knowledge and research with the public and other specialists through our communications this year. Keep scrolling for quotes from and articles featuring a couple of this year's volunteers. Interested in joining the program? …
2020-11-24 – For this month’s ANA Member Highlight, we talk to Dr. Francesca Bagnato, MD, PhD, a dual-board neurology certified physician and faculty member at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Bagnato discusses her work using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study multiple sclerosis (MS), the…
2020-11-23 – The NIH-funded virtual course, “Training in Neurotherapeutics Discovery & Development” application deadline has been extended through December 14, 2020. The virtual course takes place February 8-12, 2021 and the application is free. The course provides academic researchers a broad understanding…