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Thomas Karikari reports in Brain that the biomarker outperforms current blood tests in the hunt for a diagnostic method for Alzheimer's-specific neurodegeneration without expensive imaging. Learn More
Michael McDowell and colleagues created a business card-sized strip that can be used to detect near infrared light bounced off of the brain through the skin and skull. Learn More
Tharick Pascoal and colleagues found higher polygenic risk scores for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can predict cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s brain pathophysiology in the elderly. Learn More
Bea Luna and colleagues found age-related changes in the balance of inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitters in a brain area key to cognition, decision making, and moderating social behavior. Learn More
Watch video: Why the 2022 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson's Research was awarded to Tim Greenamyre, head of the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at Pitt. Learn More
Mood-lifting results lasted up to three months longer in patients who saw smiling faces and ego-boosting messages after a ketamine infusion, according to Rebecca Price and colleagues. Learn More
The Stentrode, which is implanted in the motor cortex through the jugular vein, is designed for communicating with hands-free texts and email via a brain-computer interface. Learn More
As the first awardee, Daryl P. Fields will test spinal cord stimulators to try to modulate sensory neurons and slow the loss of muscle function in neurodegenerative disease. Learn More
People who as as children had half their brain removed to treat epilepsy could differentiate between pairs of words or faces about 80 percent of the time. Learn More
Peter Strick was awarded the Goldman-Rakic Prize for finding neural substrates for psychosomatic disease. Boris Birmaher received the Ruane Prize for work on bipolar spectrum disorders in teens. Learn More
Amantha Thathiah's group targets proteins called G protein-coupled receptors, which can modify their activity based on signals received from their environment. Learn More
The chair of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation studies the mechanobiology of the intervertebral disc and molecular biomarkers of low back pain. Learn More
Bill Stauffer and colleagues plan to develop brain cell type-specific strategies for editing genes. The BioForge Initiative will handle production of gene-delivery vectors the team identifies. Learn More
Quasar Padiath and colleagues are the first to definitively link a mutation in a zinc transporter gene – in this case, TMEM163 – to the development of a brain disorder. Learn More
Jay Xiaojun Tan and colleagues identify a mechanism, dubbed the PITT pathway, that may be compromised in degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer's. Learn More
The Center of Excellence grant renewal focuses on Black and Hispanic youth. Learn More
Caroline Runyan says the way neurons interact as populations may be specialized for a brain region’s processing goals, such as for sensory processing or for holding information in memory. Learn More
Changfeng Tai’s group is developing a multichannel, implantable device for sacral-pudendal neuromodulation to address bladder, bowel and sexual disorders. Learn More
The joint program with CMU has been dubbed “the world’s most exciting and neighborly playground for pioneering research and training in the neural basis of cognition.” Learn More
Bondi was recognized for studies on executive-function impairment after traumatic brain injury, as well as her mentorship of trainees, and service to the National Neurotrauma Society. Learn More