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  • WVU in the News: Neuromodulation as a Treatment for Migraine

    Monday, April 22, 2019

    Umer Najib, MD, FAHS, is an assistant professor in neurology at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University and program director for the Headache Medicine Fellowship. He recently spoke on neuromodulation as a potential treatment for patients with migraine.

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  • WVU School of Medicine alumni, LaunchLab Network clients win $25,000 and coveted spot in AlphaLab Gear Incubator

    Thursday, April 18, 2019

    West Virginia University School of Medicine alumni and LaunchLab Network clients will use $25,000 in startup funding from the AlphaLab Gear accelerator program for early-stage startups to help drive down maintenance costs and increase productivity in laboratories.

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  • WVU in the News: 21 Best Toys for Kids With Autism

    Thursday, April 18, 2019

    Kids with autism are just that – kids! And they want to play! So what are the best toys for autistic kids to encourage that exploration through play? “Their toys don't have to be fancy or special ‘learning toys.’ They simply need to be toys that your child enjoys and that are developmentally appropriate,” says Jamie Winter, Ph.D., a psychologist at the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in White Plains, New York.

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  • WVU in the News: Families Struggle Against Alzheimer’s Across Appalachia

    Thursday, April 18, 2019

    For families struggling with Alzheimer’s in Appalachia, the road can be lonely and long. Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that is the most common cause of dementia in older adults. Patients with the disease can live as long as 20 years after diagnosis.

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  • Fentanyl deaths up 122 percent in West Virginia, say WVU researchers

    Tuesday, April 16, 2019

    If heroin is coffee, fentanyl is espresso. Just as a minuscule cup of espresso can hype you up more than a whole mug of coffee, a single exposure to fentanyl can get a user vastly higher than injecting the same volume of heroin. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin.

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