A new study on the impact of exercise on cerebral amyloid angiopathy shows long-term physical activity may help reduce neuroinflammation.
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NSF grant supports smart glove development
Associate Professor Kunal Mankodiya receives $250,000 National Science Foundation grant for smart glove to help treat people with Parkinson’s disease.
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Tom and Cathy Ryan give $24 million to support Ryan Institute research, as part of historic $35 million gift to URI.
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A new study at URI looks into a well-known therapy to help people with Parkinson’s disease regain functional activity.
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A study is underway at URI to assess how technology could help people with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers more easily access relevant nutrition information
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Biotech startup EPhysBio recently marked its one-year anniversary at URI. It is the second private-public partnership the Ryan Institute has helped to foster at URI, establishing a new drug discovery model in Rhode Island.
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College students without ADHD are increasingly using them as “study drugs” in the hopes of boosting memory and learning. A new study looks at the trend.
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Hermann Professor of Neuroscience William Van Nostrand receives $3 million grant to study cerebral amyloid angiopathy biomarkers.
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MindImmune Therapeutics, Inc., a biotech startup based at URI in affiliation with the Ryan Institute, recently acquired licensing for two research programs: a first-in-kind Huntington’s drug and a non-opioid painkiller for neuropathic pain.
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