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Hope for Brain Cancer: ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Awarded Grants for Glioblastoma Treatment
June 30, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app researchers are pioneering a new approach to treating glioblastoma - a highly aggressive brain cancer with one of the highest mortality rates - by targeting the gene MBLAC1 for the first time.
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June 24, 2025
The Stiles-Nicholson Foundation recently gifted $85,000 to ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute (SNBI), providing essential funding to sustain and expand the ASCEND (Advancing STEM-community Engagement...
In Stereo: Neurons Shift Gears Between Thoughts Using Brain Rhythms
June 16, 2025
An ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app study provides a new understanding of how the brain organizes thoughts for navigation, memory and behavior - offering insights into neurological conditions like epilepsy, Alzheimer's and schizophrenia.
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June 12, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Researchers Receive Grant to Support Collaborative Study on the Brain Mechanics of Escape
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app's SNBI Receives Palm Health Foundation Challenge Grant
June 09, 2025
Palm Health Foundation has pledged $500,000 toward the launch of the Center for the Resilient Mind at ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute (SNBI).
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Hosts Second Annual FairfaxWood  Amyloid Related Diseases Summit
June 06, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine recently hosted the summit, bringing together top scientists from North America and Europe to discuss the latest amyloid research and advancements.
Fixing the Leak: An Opioid Treatment for Dopamine Disorders?
May 30, 2025
A breakthrough by ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app researchers shows that blocking the kappa opioid receptor improves behavioral deficits tied to ADHD, autism and bipolar disorder, providing a potentially safer yet effective treatment.
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May 27, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Jupiter’s Multi-institute Research Hub Hosts Joint Event to Celebrate Biomedical Research Driven by the Next Generation of Scientists
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April 21, 2025
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Marks Opening of Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Hosts 'Brainy Days' Celebration
February 24, 2025
¼ø»ÆÊ¦app's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute will celebrate advancements in brain science and health with its annual "Brainy Days" events throughout the month of March.

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