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From the Lab to the Living Room: Decoding Parkinson’s Patients’ Movements in the Real World News

From the Lab to the Living Room: Decoding Parkinson’s Patients’ Movements in the Real World

For people living with Parkinson’s disease, this gap between laboratory research and real-world behavior has limited efforts to improve gait symptoms outside of the clinic.
Tailored Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Walking in Parkinson’s Disease News

Tailored Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Walking in Parkinson’s Disease

UCSF researchers develop first-of-its-kind measure of gait performance, allowing researchers to fine tune electrical pulses to the neural network.
UCSF Stroke Clinic Document

UCSF Stroke Clinic

The stroke clinic provides expert consultations and outpatient care to patients who are at risk of a stroke or have had a stroke due to neurovascular conditions.
Neuromuscular Clinic Referral Guide Document

Neuromuscular Clinic Referral Guide

New Discovery Reveals Pathway to Modulate Scarring in Spinal Cord Injury News

New Discovery Reveals Pathway to Modulate Scarring in Spinal Cord Injury

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it
Forecasting May Help People with Epilepsy Predict Their Seizures News

Forecasting May Help People with Epilepsy Predict Their Seizures

UCSF team discovers brain activity patterns that foreshadow seizures up to 24 hours before they occur.
Improving Measurement of Parkinson’s Disease Severity with AI News

Improving Measurement of Parkinson’s Disease Severity with AI

Despite recent advancements in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease, it remains a challenge to accurately measure the progression of symptoms in this neurological disorder.
Gene Therapy Is Halting Cancer. Can It Work Against Brain Tumors? News

Gene Therapy Is Halting Cancer. Can It Work Against Brain Tumors?

Approximately 12,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with glioblastoma. Patients survive on average for just 15 months after their diagnosis, and new treatments are urgently needed.
Focused Ultrasound Technology May Overcome Barrier to Brain Tumor Treatments News

Focused Ultrasound Technology May Overcome Barrier to Brain Tumor Treatments

The blood-brain barrier protects the brain from many viruses, bacteria, and other harmful small molecules that could be circulating throughout the body. However, this same barrier prevents many cancer therapies from reaching brain tumors.