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News & Reports 2008

The Eyes Have It: New Diagnostic Tools for Multiple Sclerosis

Beyond Ticks and Itches: Understanding Tourette’s Syndrome

Hope Center Investigators Honored for Teaching

On the Move: New Building to House Hope Center Labs

Dave Holtzman elected to Institute of Medicine

Hope Center investigators link amyloid levels to recovery from brain injury

Brad Schlaggar named to Stein Professorship of Developmental Neurology

Philip Bayly appointed Mechanical, Aerospace & Structural Engineering Chair

Ralph Dacey named President, American Academy of Neurological Surgeons

Christina Gurnett and colleagues identify first gene responsible for clubfoot

Zhou-Feng Chen determines separate molecular mechanisms for pain and itch

Robert Heuckeroth investigates the role of Vitamin A on nerve cell development in the bowel

Hope Center investigators identify genetic variants that influence the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms

Hope Center Fellow John Kauwe, PhD, enhances Alzheimer's research with population genetics

2nd Annual Symposium on Translational Neuroscience explores MS and Glial Interactions

4th Annual Evening of Hope Gala supports Hope Center mission

2008 Hope Center Awards winners announced

Alzheimer’s finding: Amyloid beta levels linked to nerve cell communication and endocytosis

Epilepsy findings: Michael Wong and colleagues use FDA-approved drug to suppress seizures in a model

Hope Center Fellowships awarded

Michael Wong mentors blue ribbon winner

Life, Death, and the Renewal of the Neuron: Symposium honors Eugene Johnson, Jr., Ph.D.

Hope Center investigators identify new ALS gene

Raphael Kopan and colleagues investigate the genetics of presenilin

Insight into Alzheimer’s disease: Alteration of lipid levels reduces amyloid plaques in mice

Study of default network shows promise for neurodegenerative disorders

News & Reports 2007

Blocking stress protein decreases Alzheimer's peptide in mice

Carl Frieden honored by Protein Society

Dave Holtzman receives prestigious MetLife Award

Dennis Choi to lead neurosciences at Emory University

Dramatic results from combo therapy surprise Krabbé-disease researchers

Dr. William Danforth accepts "Spirit of Hope" award, lauds Hope Center

Evening of Hope Gala supports Hope Center research

Fish oil compound will be studied for Alzheimer's patients

Guojun Bu uncovers cholesterol - Alzheimer's link

Gurnett seeks genetic cause for musculoskeletal birth defects

High rank for Washington University's neuroscience program

Hope Center and Hope Happens profiled by KSDK & STL Post-Dispatch

Hope Center high school student is honors winner at the St. Louis Science Fair

Hope Center scientists develop new light-activated drugs

Hope Happens co-founder Jean Hobler honored as a Woman of Achievement

Jan Brunstrom highlights visual problems of cerebral palsy children

Jeanne Nerbonne receives Distinguished Investigator Award

Mackinnon named president of American Association of Plastic Surgeons

Major health-care report: Continued flat funding threatens biomedical research

Mark Goldberg's team creates online children's book about stroke

Michael Wong's group images loss of dendritic spines in an in vivo model of epilepsy

Nerves controlling muscles are best repaired with similar nerves

Neurology academy awards Robert Baloh for nerve disorder research

New approaches to protect brains of premature infants

Novel gene therapy shows promise in clinical trials for Parkinson's Disease

Philip Bayly studies developmental mechanisms of brain folding

Pioneering Alzheimer's disease researcher Leonard Berg dies at 79

Russ Van Gelder receives Burroughs Welcome Translational Research Award

Susan Mackinnon named to Institute of Medicine

Team led by Brad Schlaggar images brain maturation in children

Treatment of epilepsy linked to high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet

News & Reports 2006

Alan Pestronk tests new drug for rare muscle disease

Alison Goate identifies Alzheimer gene

Anneliese Schaefer appointed Hope Center Deputy Director

Eugene Johnson honored by national scientific society

"Evening of Hope" enchants donors

Fernanda Laezza and Biyu He win Hope Center prizes

Hope Center investigators awarded $14 million in two NIH grants

Hope Center investigator Van Gelder named Becker Professor of Ophthalmology

Hope Center launches NIH-funded Neuroscience Blueprint Core

Hope Center scientists among top 50 movers, says Scientific American magazine

Initial trial of trophic factor therapy yields promising results for Parkinson's

James Galvin wins award for geriatric neurology research

Naturally occurring enzyme can break down Alzheimer's plaques, Jin Moo Lee reports

New Hope Center web site debuts

Randall Bateman develops test to monitor Alzheimer's

Symposium honors Carl Frieden, examines protein folding

The Hope Center acknowledges the passing of ALS pioneer Stephen Heywood

Winners of Spring 2006 Hope Center Research Prize

News & Reports 2005

Brain cell activity increases Alzheimer's protein, Hope Center scientists find

Light-sensing cells in retina develop before vision

Mark Goldberg is Clinical Lecturer Of the Year

Fox Foundation backs trial of protein discovered by Hope Center researchers

Imaging breakthrough may help predict Alzheimer's

Mark Jacquin named AAAS fellow

Alex Evers elected to Institute of Medicine

Molecular pump may help Alzheimer's patients

Jeffrey Milbrandt is first Clayson Professor of Neurology

Pomegranate juice may prevent newborn brain injuries

Vonk's widow donates sculpture to Hope Center

Alison Goate helps pinpoint molecular pathways for new drugs

Philip Bayly is first Hughes Professor of Engineering

Hope Center is part of $5.5 Million Bequest

Time crucial in stroke, say Mark Goldberg and Maurizio Corbetta

News & Reports 2004

Restricting calories in mice gets mixed results, says Laura Dugan

New Hope Center to Focus Brain Power on Neurological Diseases

Brain-fluid sampling gives glimpse into Alzheimer's Disease

Epilepsy treatments may benefit from mouse model

Jeff Milbrandt: Longevity protein may slow neurodegenerative disorders

Joy Snider honored for aging research

Anneliese Schaefer gets ALS research funding

Five Center faculty receive McDonnell Center grants

David Holtzman honored with top Alzheimer's award

Four Hope Center members are among top doctors