News
Neurosurgeon Mark Richardson, MD, PhD, and psychiatrist Robert Hudak, MD, have teamed to offer DBS to patients with the most severe cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Learn More
Maria Escolar, MD, founder of the Program for the Study of Neurodevelopment in Rare Disorders at Children’s Hospital, heads a promising gene-therapy project for the incurable hereditary disease. Learn More
Avniel Ghuman, PhD, talks about new evidence for Charcot's hypothesis that a specific brain area is a center for visual memory of words. The study was published in PNAS. Learn More
Some doctors forbid TV-watching if you wake up at 1 a.m., but Daniel J. Buysse, MD, is less rigid. “Don’t sit 2 inches away from the TV. And wear sunglasses,” he says. Learn More
The new gamma knife destroys brain tumors and vascular malformations once considered inoperable, and can be used to treat vascular brain disease and facial nerve pain. Learn More
Data about the correlation are persuasive, says Ernesto Marques, MD, PhD, but he cautions that antibodies to dengue are not essential to cause Zika-related brain damage in infants. Learn More
Watch two volunteers struggle to read words when signals are disrupted to a critical part of the brain -- the left midfusiform gyrus. Learn More
Berg's "distinguished background, .. passion for data-driven analysis of science policy ...and enthusiasm about leading Science make (him) well suited for the job." Learn More
Investigators will study children who haven't used drugs and then monitor them through adolescence, as their risk for substance abuse and other mental health disorders increases. Learn More
For one thing, the summer games occur during Brazil's winter, says Ernesto Marques, MD, PhD, of the Center for Vaccine Research. The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to severe brain damage. Learn More
Neurobiologist Nathan Urban, PhD, will chair NIH's Somatosensory and Chemosensory Systems Study Section for the Center for Scientific Review. His term starts July 1. Learn More
A team in the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases shows how the pathological protein disrupts mitochondrial function, leading to low energy production and damaging cellular waste. Learn More
Klaus Libertus, PhD, of the Learning Research and Development Center will observe motor development of infants in families with a history of autism to see if they are behind in skills. Learn More
Judy Cameron, PhD, got top honors for lay training to help children reach developmental milestones on time; Greg Siegle, PhD, won for a wearable sensor and stimulator for self-control of stress. Learn More
The good news: Lead levels in young children have dropped by more than 90 percent since the 1970s, when Herbert Needleman, MD, published his early research. But that's not enough. Learn More
Researchers will expose a matrix of cells to specific forces, and then test the effectiveness of various drugs in restoring normal cellular function or protecting cells from injury. Learn More
The event at Community Swim Club on Saturday, June 4, is supported by other local clubs, including Chapel Gate Swim Club, Fox Chapel Golf Club, Pittsburgh Field Club and Fox Chapel Racquet Club. Learn More
Tim Greenamyre, MD, PhD, and colleagues are getting closer to potential new therapies and drugs for diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's. Learn More
PET imaging to spot the biomarker has promise both for early detection and for sorting out dementia that isn't Alzheimer's, says Ann D. Cohen, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry. Learn More
Science's new top editor is Jeremy Berg, PhD, associate senior vice chancellor for science strategy and planning in health sciences. Berg will serve a five-year term as editor-in-chief. Learn More