Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a potential explanation for the mysterious death of specific brain cells seen in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Researcher Michael McConnell and his colleagues may have found a way to explain why neurons in the temporal lobe are the first to die in Alzheimer’s. (Photo by Dan Addison, University Communications)
Don Brown, left, and Micah Mazurek are using data science to unlock the mysteries of autism. (Photos by Tom Cogill, left, and Sanjay Suchak, University Communications, right)
The University of Virginia’s Data Science Institute has always had collaboration at the heart of its mission. Don Brown, founding director of the Data Science Institute, and Micah Mazurek, Associate Professor, have teamed up to use machine learning and integrated data to develop personalized therapy approaches for individuals with autism.
(l-r) Dr. Antoine Louveau, Dr. Jonathan Kipnis, and Dr. Sandro Da Mesquita
A University of Virginia School of Medicine discovery about the role of the brain’s cleaning system in aging and Alzheimer’s disease has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as one of 2018’s most promising medical advances.
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Jonathan Kipnis, PhD, chairman of the University of Virginia School of Medicine Department of Neuroscience, is a recipient of the 2018 Pioneer in Medicine award from the Brain Mapping Foundation and Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics.
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UVA Brain Discovery Could Block Aging's Terrible Toll on the Mind
Aging vessels connecting the brain and the immune system play critical roles in both Alzheimer’s disease and the decline in cognitive ability that comes with time, new research reveals. By improving the function of the lymphatic vessels, scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have dramatically enhanced aged mice’s ability to learn and improved their memories. The work may provide doctors an entirely new path to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, age-related memory loss and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Children in a third grade class that integrates children with autism with general education students, at the Academy of Talented Scholars in Brooklyn.CreditJoshua Bright for The New York Times
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Vikram Jaswal, an Associate Professor of Psychology at UVA and Nameera Akhtar, a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz challenge the widely held belief that autistic people are not interested in other people.
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New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows that immune cells commonly blamed in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases are actually precision cleaning machines protecting the central nervous system.