Research

Studies Focus on How Brain Limits Remyelination in MS
4/16/21
A pair of research studies led by Fraser J. Sim, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, reveal important new findings as to how regeneration of myelin in multiple sclerosis (MS) fails and, potentially, more efficient ways to treat it.
Students Share Findings During GGB Research Day
1/29/21
Students and laboratories affiliated with the Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics graduate program (GGB) shared their findings during the seventh annual GGB Research Day.
Four MD-PhD Students Earned NIH F30 Fellowships in 2020
12/22/20
Four students in the MD-PhD Program have received prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2020.
Seizure Drug Provides Relief for Severe Pregnancy Nausea
12/7/20
A rare, debilitating condition in pregnancy that causes nausea and vomiting so severe that some women end up terminating their pregnancies can be effectively treated with the seizure drug gabapentin.
Time Window Narrowed for Krabbe Disease Treatment
12/4/20
Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have published a paper that is helping to define the best time to give a specific treatment to infants born with Krabbe disease (KD).
Research Studies Progression of Neurodegeneration in MS
11/17/20
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers Richard W. Browne, PhD, and Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD, are investigators for a $957,000 grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command to explore the progression of neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Patient Genotyping: Potential Key to Treating Alzheimer’s
10/6/20
New research reveals that certain studies — clinical trials on drugs that appeared not to benefit patients with Alzheimer’s disease — should now be reanalyzed in light of recent discoveries about a gene called CHRFAM7A.
Study: Links Between COVID-19, Neuromuscular Disorders
8/21/20
A literature review by a Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researcher reveals two noteworthy findings related to COVID-19 and patients with neuromuscular disorders.
Research Clarifies Cellular Mechanisms in Krabbe Fight
7/8/20
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers have published a paper that clarifies certain cellular mechanisms that could lead to improved outcomes in patients with globoid cell leukodystrophy, commonly known as Krabbe disease.
142 Posters Presented at Celebration of Scholarship
6/23/20
Two medical fellows, four medical residents and two medical students earned honors for outstanding poster presentations at the Office of Graduate Medical Education’s second annual Celebration of Scholarship.