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Missing Link Identified Between Immune Cells and Alzheimer’s

July 10, 2017

By studying the effects of immune cells that surround blood vessels in the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered a new pathway involving these cells that may contribute to the cause of Alzheimer’s disease.

One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the accumulation of plaque deposits, or abnormal protein fragments, from a peptide called amyloid-beta. Amyloid-beta destroys neurons and damages brain blood vessels with the help of highly reactive molecules, called...

July 5, 2017

A deeper understanding of the brain’s connectivity network of neurons and its relationship to the organ’s deep tissue could allow researchers to predict brain spatial patterns and recognize what processes relate to neurological disorders, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine and UC at San Francisco.

In their study, published June 22 in PLoS Computational Biology, the...

Dr. Conor Liston is named 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

June 23, 2017

Understanding the underlying mechanisms by which stress disrupts working memory will inform future...

June 16, 2017

A calcium-dependent molecular mechanism discovered in the brain cells of mice by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators may underlie the impaired social interactions and anxiety found in neuropsychiatric disorders — including schizophrenia and autism.

The...

June 9, 2017

Dr. Conor Liston, an assistant professor of neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Institute and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been named a Rita Allen Foundation Scholar.

The Rita Allen Foundation funds early-career investigators in the fields of cancer, immunology, neuroscience and pain...

BMRI awarded training grant on the genetic and environmental influences on addiction

March 27, 2017

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Studies Linking Brain Hemorrhage and Epilepsy to Stroke Presented at Conference

February 24, 2017

Two Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators gave oral presentations at the International Stroke Conference on Feb. 23.

Dr. Santosh Murthy, an assistant professor of neurology and of neuroscience in the...

Academic Year 2017

January 9, 2017

Jordi Magrane (PI)

The Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
Functional analysis of primary sensory neurons and (proprio) sensory pathology
in Friedreich’s ataxia

Virginia Pickel (PI)
NIH grant R01DA042943
Aberrant prefrontal cortical plasticity and neurobehavioral consequences of adolescent marijuana

Thu Huynh (PI)
...

December 7, 2016

Mother and child: Nancy Worthen doing art therapy with her daughter, Maggie, who was minimally conscious following a blood clot. Photo credit: Nancy Worthen

A severely brain injured woman, who recovered the ability to communicate using her left eye, restored connections and function of the areas of her brain responsible for producing expressive language and responding to human speech, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

The...

December 5, 2016

Dr. Conor Liston MD '08. Photo credit: Carlos Rene Perez

Patients with depression can be categorized into four unique subtypes defined by distinct patterns of abnormal connectivity in the brain, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine.

In a collaborative study published Dec. 5 in Nature Medicine,...

Missing Link Identified Between Immune Cells and Alzheimer’s

Brain’s Connectivity Network May Provide Key Insights into Neurological Disorders

Dr. Conor Liston is named 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

New Molecular Pathway Underlies Impaired Social Behavior and Anxiety in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Dr. Conor Liston Named Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

BMRI awarded training grant on the genetic and environmental influences on addiction

Studies Linking Brain Hemorrhage and Epilepsy to Stroke Presented at Conference

Academic Year 2017

Scientists Track Restoration of Communication in Minimally Conscious Patient

Neuroimaging Categorizes Four Depression Subtypes