Forgot Something Again? It's Probably Just Normal Aging

Losing your ability to think and remember is pretty scary. We know the risk of dementia increases with age. But if you have memory lapses, you probably needn’t worry. There are pretty clear differences between signs of dementia and age-related memory loss. After age 50, it’s quite common to have trouble remembering the names of…

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Harvard's Kevin Staley honored with AES Research Recognition Award for Basic Science

The American Epilepsy Society (AES) announces that Kevin Staley, M.D., professor of child neurology and mental retardation at Harvard Medical School and chief of pediatric neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is being honored with the AES Research Recognition Award for Basic Science at the Society’s 69th annual meeting in Philadelphia. Staley and his team’s work…

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The Springboard Challenge: Making a Difference in NDD and NID

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Partners HealthCare announced the Springboard Challenge planning grant awards at the World Neuroscience Innovation Forum in London earlier this year. In announcing the awards, we challenged the Forum’s participants to come up with a solution that would impact the care, treatment, or diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases and convert the Forum’s week-long discussion on the critical…

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