Research on gut microbiota published in Nature Communications
An imbalance in ligands, which are molecules produced by the body and the gut microbiota, can affect a key receptor protein that plays a role in brain inflammation after stroke, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston, who recently published their…
Neurology project takes AHA/ASA Stroke Data Challenge prize
A paper from the team of Amanda Jagolino-Cole, MD, associate professor; Sushanth Aroor, MD, assistant professor; Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH, professor; and Sunil Sheth, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neurology, won the 3rd Place Prize in the American…
Stem cell trial for early Alzheimer’s disease begins at UTHealth Houston
A stem cell therapy trial aimed at reducing neuroinflammation in patients with presymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease is underway at UTHealth Houston. In Alzheimer’s disease, deposits of beta-amyloid and tau lead to the buildup of plaques and tangles in the brain, which…
Biliciler adds lifestyle medicine to treatment of neuromuscular diseases
Suur Biliciler, MD, recalled a clinic visit with a patient and family to explain the importance of adding protein to meals to help treat their loved one’s neuromuscular disease. The family said they could not do it since they tried…
Project to redesign clinical trials for neurologic conditions funded with $2.9M grant
In an effort to close the gap in neurological outcomes for underserved populations, a UTHealth Houston project funded with $2.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will engage community partners to improve the design of clinical trials. Neurologic…
Soto wins Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has awarded the 2024 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research to Claudio Soto, PhD, professor in the Department of Neurology and director of the George and Cynthia Mitchell Center…
Grant seeks improvement for stroke patients with large blood vessel blockages
Improving clinical outcomes in stroke patients by closing a gap between successful re-opening of a blocked vessel through endovascular surgery and a reduction of disability is the focus of a $2.5 million grant awarded to UTHealth Houston researchers. The five-year…
Akassoglou to present Fields Lecture Nov. 8
The Department of Neurology welcomes Katerina Akassoglou, PhD, professor and director of the Gladstone-UCSF Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology at the University of California in San Francisco to present the 2024 William S. Fields Lecture. Akassoglou’s lecture titled “Neurovascular Interactions: Mechanisms,…
First infusion in Houston for new Alzheimer’s drug administered at UTHealth Houston
UTHealth Houston is the first institution in Houston to administer an FDA-approved drug, Kisunla (donanemab-azbt), for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease. The recipient was 79-year-old Terrie Frankel. “We’re making history today,” Frankel said. Frankel began experiencing memory loss…
Furr Stimming receives TNS Lifetime Achievement Award
Erin Furr Stimming, MD, professor and Memorial Hermann Endowed Chair in the Department of Neurology, has been honored with the 2024 Texas Neurological Society Lifetime Achievement Award at the society’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in Austin. The TNS Lifetime Achievement Award…