In a study published in the December 2011 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a collaborative work between Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, with co-authors Richard Ransohoff, MD, of Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute Department of Neurosciences, and Claudia Lucchinetti, MD, from Mayo Clinic's Neurology Department, for the first time reports evidence for an “outside-in” theory of MS development.
Learn about the iPad concussion app: This app, a design led by Jay Alberts, PhD, BME, can be taken directly to the field of play. By comparing assessments of balance, reaction time, memory, and vision after a hit to data collected for that player during pre-season, a judgment can be made determining if the player can return to play worry-free, or if there is a question regarding the player's brain health. The app helps doctors better gauge the severity of concussions and assess recovery.
Award for Excellence in Basic Research: Justin D. Lathia, PhD, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, received an Award for Excellence in Basic Research at the 2011 Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting. Over 1500 people attended and approximately 700 abstracts were submitted. The abstract, “Seeing is believing: Utilization of intravital microscopy to evaluate tumor growth and therapeutic response of transplanted human glioma stem cells,” is based on a recent PLoS One publication.
