News Related to: Research
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Parkinson’s Is Partly An Autoimmune Disease, Study Finds
First direct evidence that abnormal protein in Parkinson’s disease triggers immune response.
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Deficits in Cellular Recycling May Be Key in Better Understanding Parkinson’s Disease
“It’s a time of tremendous revolution in Parkinson’s disease,” says Un J. Kang, MD, in a short video titled, “...
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Neurology & Neurosurgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Ranked Among Top Three in Nation
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy: New Clues to Cause and Treatment
Synapses that connect sensory neurons and motor neurons contribute to disease in mouse models of a leading genetic cause of infant death
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European Stroke Research Foundation (ESRF) Investigator Award
Dr. Olajide Williams has received the 2017 ...
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A Second Drug Is Approved to Treat A.L.S.
A new drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, was approved on Friday by the Food and Drug Administration...
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Understanding the Neurologist's Opportunities in the World Health Organization and the Work WHO Does to Meet its Goals
Dr. KiranThakur interviews Dr. Tarun Dua, Medical Officer at the World Health Organization working on the Program for Neurological Diseases and Neuroscience,...
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Brain cancer survival improves with novel electrical device, data suggest
A wearable medical device that delivers electrical fields through the scalp helped to extend the survival of patients with lethal brain tumors, according to data presented Sunday.
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Columbia Neurology Ranked #1 in Nation in NIH Funding!
In 2016, the Department of Neurology was ranked #1 in NIH-funded research among medical school neurology programs nationwide, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical...
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In Memoriam: Lewis P. Rowland, MD (1925-2017)
Lewis P. “Bud” Rowland, MD, chair of neurology at P&S and director of the Neurological Institute of New York for 25 years and a leader in American neurology for many more years, ...
