Neurological Sciences

UNMC seeks volunteers for research registry

Participants will be asked to participate in mind/brain health research

Nov 7, 2016

Matthew Rizzo, M.D.

UNMC seeks volunteers for research registry

Participants will be asked to participate in mind/brain health research

Nov 1, 2016

Matthew Rizzo, M.D.

$20 million research grant is largest ever for UNMC

Noon event today will examine impact of new funding.

Oct 24, 2016

Some of the steering committee members of the Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network include: (left-right) Ted Mikuls, M.D., Ann Fruhling, Ph.D., Ashok Mudgapalli, Ph.D., Fang Yu, Ph.D., Jim McClay, M.D., Matt Rizzo, M.D., Mary Cramer, Ph.D., Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D., Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., and Karla Klaus. NOTE: Dr. Fruhling is from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. All others in the photo are from UNMC. Those UNMC steering committee members missing from the photo are: Paul Estabrooks, Ph.D., Lani (Chi Chi) Zimmerman, Ph.D., Jane Meza, Ph.D., and Babu Guda, Ph.D.

Cannabidiol is topic of Tuesday’s Science Cafe

Deepak Madhavan, M.D., will discuss cannabidiol and its potential clinical use in treating patients suffering from epilepsy.

Oct 17, 2016

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Sep 9, 2016

Don Klepser, Ph.D.

New faculty spotlight: Matthew Garlinghouse, Ph.D.

Encounter as an EMT led new researcher to neuropsychology.

Sep 8, 2016

Matthew Garlinghouse, Ph.D.

UNMC seeks patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy for cannabidiol study

Legislative bill passed in 2015 provides $500,000 in state funding

Jun 29, 2016

Broc Bartenhagen (left), a 14-year-old from Gretna, Neb., with drug-resistant epilepsy, is a potential candidate for the cannabidiol study being conducted at UNMC. He's seen here with his father, Mike Bartenhagen.

Under the Microscope: Parkinson’s disease research

Dr. Gold talks with Howard Gendelman, M.D., about his work with immune therapy for Parkinson’s disease.

Apr 12, 2016

Dr. Thorell awarded endowed chair in neurosurgery

Chair named in honor of Dr. Lyal Leibrock, former UNMC section chief of neurosurgery

Mar 29, 2016

William Thorell, M.D.

Huntington’s disease focus of Olson Center program

Amy Hellman, M.D., will speak at Tuesday event.

Mar 14, 2016

Amy Hellman,  M.D.