Brendan Walker studies brain changes driving addictive behaviors
The USF Health neuroscientist aims to translate his research on kappa opioid receptors into personalized treatments for alcoholism and other addictive disorders When USF Health neuroscientist Brendan Walker, […]
Nose-to-brain delivery of nanoparticles lowers Huntington’s disease gene expression
USF Health preclinical study tests several formulations of chitosan-enriched siRNA nanoparticles intended to improve gene therapy targeting neurodegenerative diseases Huntington’s disease (HD) is a hereditary brain disease that […]
Clinic integrates care and genetic research for patients with neuromuscular disorders
USF Health has established a Neurocardiogenetics Clinic focused on improving the quality of life for patients with hereditary neuromuscular disorders who are at risk for or already experiencing […]
Symposium updates Friedreich’s ataxia community on advances against FA
The USF Health Ataxia Research Center was one of 11 sites in the Phase 2 clinical trial of omaveloxolone, which may prove key to the drug becoming the […]
Medical management vs. mechanical thrombectomy for mild strokes: Same safety and effectiveness
USF Health was part of an international multicenter study analyzing patient outcomes when treating mild stroke deficits caused by an obstructed large brain vessel The use of clot […]
Neuroscientist targets B-arrestins with the aim of arresting Alzheimer’s disease
The protein’s role in tau pathology is not well studied, but Alexa Woo seizes the opportunity to be first in discovering something new USF Health Alzheimer’s disease researcher […]
The end of the beginning: Gene therapy finally comes of age
The age of human gene therapy has at last begun in earnest. This new era presents both tremendous opportunities and hope for our patients, but also brings unprecedented […]
USF Health Neurology and VuEssence collaborate on stroke early-detection test
The diagnostic blood test being developed is intended to speed treatment critical to improving ischemic stroke outcomes Lauren Barnathan, who routinely works with stroke patients as a speech pathologist […]
David Kang probes brain changes in aging that tip the balance toward dementia
His team searches beyond the hallmark Alzheimer’s disease proteins for alternative treatments In his laboratory at the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Center, neuroscientist David Kang, PhD, focuses on […]
Next steps to accelerate our Alzheimer’s disease research, neuroscience efforts
You may have noticed the flurry of activity on the research floors of the Byrd Alzheimer’s Center over the last few months. We have successfully recruited to the […]
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