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NIH initiates “Centers Without Walls” to study sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Nine groups of scientists will receive funding totaling $5.9 million in 2014 to work together on increasing the understanding of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the leading cause of death from epilepsy. The consortium becomes the second Center Without Walls, an initiative to speed the pace of research on difficult problems in epilepsy by promoting collaborative research. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, funds this initiative. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - December 8, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Barrier breaking drug may lead to spinal cord injury treatments
Injections of a new drug may partially relieve paralyzing spinal cord injuries, based on indications from a study in rats, which was partly funded by the National Institutes of Health. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - December 3, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

NIH announces grants for frontotemporal degeneration research
The National Institutes of Health will award three large, five-year projects on a specific form of dementia, known as frontotemporal because of the areas of the brain that are affected. The projects, funded by the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), announced today total more than $5.9 million for 2014. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - October 23, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Scientists sniff out unexpected role for stem cells in the brain
For decades, scientists thought that neurons in the brain were born only during the early development period and could not be replenished. More recently, however, they discovered cells with the ability to divide and turn into new neurons in specific brain regions. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - October 10, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

NIH awards $35 Million for Centers for Collaborative Research in Fragile X
The National Institutes of Health is making funding awards of $35 million over the next five years to support the Centers for Collaborative Research in Fragile X program. Investigators at these centers will seek to better understand Fragile X-associated disorders and work toward developing effective treatments. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - September 23, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Scientists plug into a learning brain
Learning is easier when it only requires nerve cells to rearrange existing patterns of activity than when the nerve cells have to generate new patterns, a study of monkeys has found. The scientists explored the brain’s capacity to learn through recordings of electrical activity of brain cell networks. The study was partly funded by the National Institutes of Health. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - August 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Monthly blood transfusions reduce sickle cell anemia-related brain injury in children
Regular blood transfusions prevent recurrent blockage of brain blood vessels, a serious neurological side effect that occurs in one third of children with sickle cell anemia, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings appear in the Aug. 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - August 20, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Scientists use lasers to control mouse brain switchboard
Ever wonder why it’s hard to focus after a bad night’s sleep? Using mice and flashes of light, scientists show that just a few nerve cells in the brain may control the switch between internal thoughts and external distractions. The study, partly funded by the National Institutes of Health, may be a breakthrough in understanding how a critical part of the brain, called the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN), influences consciousness. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - August 14, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

NIH scientists find six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson’s
A new international study has taken number crunching to the extreme. Using data from over 18,000 patients, scientists identified more than two dozen genetic risk factors involved in Parkinson’s disease, including six that had not been previously reported. The study, published in Nature Genetics, was partially funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and led by scientists working in NIH laboratories. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - July 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Brain tumor invasion along blood vessels may lead to new cancer treatments
Invading glioblastoma cells may hijack cerebral blood vessels during early stages of disease progression and damage the brain’s protective barrier, a study in mice indicates. This finding could ultimately lead to new ways to bring about the death of the tumor, as therapies may be able to reach these deadly cells at an earlier time point than was previously thought possible. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - July 8, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

NIH scientists take totally tubular journey through brain cells
In a new study, scientists at the National Institutes of Health took a molecular-level journey into microtubules, the hollow cylinders inside brain cells that act as skeletons and internal highways. They watched how a protein called tubulin acetyltransferase (TAT) labels the inside of microtubules. The results, published in Cell, answer long-standing questions about how TAT tagging works and offer clues as to why it is important for brain health. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - June 11, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

NIH embraces bold, 12-year scientific vision for BRAIN Initiative
A federal report calls for $4.5 billion in funding for brain research over the next 12 years. The long-term scientific vision of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative was presented today to National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., by his Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD). Dr. Collins accepted the recommendations, calling the report bold and game changing. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - June 5, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Shining a light on memory
Using a flash of light, scientists have inactivated and then reactivated a memory in genetically engineered rats. The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health, is the first cause-and-effect evidence that strengthened connections between neurons are the stuff of memory. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - June 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Federal pain research database launched
The Interagency Pain Research Portfolio (IPRP), a database that provides information about pain research and training activities supported by the federal government, has been launched by six federal agencies. (Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Source: NINDS Press Releases and News: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - May 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: news