Researchers Identify Glial Cells as Critical Players in the Brain’s Response to Social Stress
Posted on August 13, 2019
The findings, detailed in an “eLife” journal paper, may explain why some individuals become depressed and others are resilient in the face of adverse experiences such as bullying or conflict. [...]
Recent ASRC Collaborative Study Featured by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Posted on July 20, 2019
The NMSS highlighted the recent paper in “Brain”, which identifies molecular mechanisms causing neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis patients with progressive clinical deterioration [...]
Differences in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of MS Patients May Hold the Key to Therapies That Halt Progression
Posted on July 15, 2019
A new paper in “Brain” identifies molecular mechanisms causing neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis patients with progressive clinical deterioration [...]
ASRC Researcher Duke Shereen Quoted in The New York Times
Posted on July 1, 2019
Shereen weighed in on a new Nature Physics paper outlining how a group of researchers were able to use MRI and a scanning tunnel microscope to image on the atomic scale. [...]
ASRC Neuroscience Initiative Director Patrizia Casaccia Receives the Prestigious NINDS R35 Award from the National Institutes of Health
Posted on May 15, 2019
The highly competitive eight–year research grant will provide up to $9.17 million to fund innovative research on the molecular signals regulating glial cell function in the healthy brain New York, May 1, 2019 – Patrizia Casaccia, founding director of the Neuroscience Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at The Graduate Center, CUNY andRead More [...]
Body Mass Index May Play a Significant Role in the Progression of Multiple Sclerosis
Posted on April 12, 2019
A new longitudinal study finds a link between blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis patients who are overweight and obese NEW YORK, April 11, 2019 — A newly published paper in the Lancet journal EBioMedicine identifies a link between high levels of blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis (MS) patientsRead More [...]
Researchers Identify How Metabolites Target Brain-Homing Immune Cells in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Posted on February 28, 2019
Recent Study by Patrizia Cassacia on the Effects of Extreme Weather on Mothers and Infants Featured by Popular Science
Posted on February 19, 2019
Popular Science has featured a recent study from the lab of ASRC Neuroscience Initiative Director Patrizia Casaccia on Climate change’s growing threat to the mental health of newborns whose mothers were victims of severe storms, floods, wildfires and other climate disasters. [...]
Superstorm Sandy Study Shows Climate Change Poses a Significantly Greater Risk of Mental Health Challenges for Children Born to Depressed Mothers
Posted on February 8, 2019
The findings suggest a need for prenatal interventions in an era of growing environmental disasters. [...]
Orie Shafer Joins the Advanced Science Research Center’s Neuroscience Initiative
Posted on August 27, 2018
Shafer’s lab will focus on understanding the relationship between neural network function and circadian rhythms. [...]
