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Brain Institute and School of Medicine researchers have received an initial $9.3 million award from the NIH to determine if the powerful anesthetic ketamine can save patients from prolonged, life-threatening grand mal seizures that resist other treatments.

A new study led by Chia-Yi Kuan, MD, PhD, a professor in the Department of Neuroscience, revealed how microglia regulate the local blood flow responses to neural activity, a process called neurovascular coupling.

Dr. Anelyssa D’Abreu talked with UVA Today about ways people can reduce their risk of developing dementia, most often linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

Lulu Jiang, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience at UVA School of Medicine, was awarded a $3.6 million R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging for her project titled “Epitranscriptomic Mechanism in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease.” Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting over 6 million people […]

Michaela DuBay, an autism researcher at UVA, is leading several initiatives in Bolivia aimed at building stronger support networks for families of children with autism.

UVA researchers’ laboratory findings could be life-changing for those suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. Funding from UVA’s Brain Institute will help them take their research to the next level.

Researchers from the University of Virginia have uncovered a critical role for the SEL1L-HRD1 complex in preventing neurodegeneration in Purkinje cells—a type of neuron crucial for motor coordination. The findings, published in JCI Insight, provide new insights into the mechanisms of cerebellar ataxia, a disorder that severely affects balance and coordination. “Our study provides the […]

Adding the chemotherapy pill temozolomide to radiation treatment significantly improves survival for adults with brain tumors known as grade 2 gliomas, a clinical trial led by a top UVA Health cancer expert has found. The randomized, phase 3 trial followed 172 patients for more than 10 years, comparing outcomes for those who received radiation alone […]