Three Ryan Institute faculty are co-authors on breakthrough studies at Northwestern University and Harvard Medical School.
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Two new grants from the Roddy Foundation fund innovative equipment for Ryan Institute research.
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The program will offer students access to faculty expertise from the Ryan Institute for Neuroscience and five URI colleges.
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New faculty member Claudia Fallini investigates how modulation of the cytoskeletal protein actin could potentially be an ALS therapy.
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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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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 novel transgenic rat model may enable better understanding of amyloid buildup in cerebral blood vessels and help researchers gain new insights on cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the Van Nostrand lab.
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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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