Dr. Collin Anderson’s work on a novel therapeutic strategy to treat degenerative cerebellar ataxia leads to an award from the National Ataxia Foundation.
Dr. Melissa Cortez just received a K23 award, a prestigious career development grant from the NIH, to study sensory and autonomic dysfunction in post-traumatic headache
To date, the Utah Parkinson’s Disease Registry (UPDR) has collected data from over 7,800 cases of Parkinson’s disease. The database is a powerful means to identify potential genetic causes of...
Hobbies, bucket lists, and childhood career goals! Get to know our faculty on a more personal level as we spotlight someone for each issue of NeurologyNews!
The Department of Neurology is one of the major departments for neuroscience research at the University of Utah. From the enormous financial impact of stroke disability to a rare mutation...
U of U Health physician Lee Chung, MD, works with a local non-profit orgainzaion to educate the public on the connection between air quality and stroke.
Have you ever heard a familiar song start playing while shopping at the grocery store, eating at a restaurant, or driving in your car that instantly jogs an old memory...
Hobbies, bucket lists, and childhood career goals! Get to know our faculty on a more personal level as we spotlight someone for each issue of NeurologyNews!
Dr. Chris Jones, Emeritus Professor of Neurology, had just finished his Neurology training in the early 1980’s when he encountered a patient with an unusual sleep pattern that led him...
Led by Lindsay Embree, PhD, the Neuropsychology group in the Department of Neurology includes clinical and research faculty with a wide range of specialties, serving patients within the University of...
The neurology world has a powerful new class of treatments in its toolbox. These novel drugs, called antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), show great promise in the treatment of various neurodegenerative and...
The Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion Center studies the effects of brain trauma, and evaluates new injury treatments. National and international leaders, the center’s investigators have specific expertise in the...
