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Helping Kids Recover From Stroke and Other Disabling Conditions
Stroke affects as many as one in 2,300 infants and can cause cerebral palsy in children. Bernadette Gillick, PT, PhD, McKnight Land Grant Professor of Physical Therapy at the U of M, is looking for better ways to help those kids.
Leading With Science
Meet Damien Fair, PhD, PA-C, the curious and collaborative ‘genius grant’ recipient at the helm of the new Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain.
Where Discovery Creates Hope
Building Healthier Brains: How a unique team hopes to narrow the opportunity gap and even prevent diseases
A brighter tomorrow for all of us.
There’s a promising new weapon in the fight against Minnesota’s stubborn and, in these pandemic…
What Growing Up In a Pandemic is Doing to Our Youngest Kids’ Brains
The things that happen to us when we are children can follow us for the rest of our lives. Neuroscience research shows the chronic stress caused by poverty, abuse and other trauma literally leaves its mark on a child’s brain. Stress during…
Choline Connection
How a drinkable nutrient could improve memory and attention in kids affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
A swirling tornado of energy—that’s how ShawnMarie Prevost describes her 6-year-old daughter, Kailei.
“She sings, she hums,…
Closing Gaps: Autism’s Health Disparities
Responding to research documenting health disparities in the autism community, investigators at University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration have joined a national research network formed to improve the physical health and…
Brain Boost
CEHD plays a starring role in the new Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain to help children build healthy connections for life
There are many ways the human brain can go off track during development—trauma, poor nutrition,…
This U of M Brain Science “Genius” Has Justice on His Mind
Beyond Dr. Damien Fair’s groundbreaking ADHD and autism findings, he’s fighting racism in academia and getting real on Twitter
“Your brain—it’s a fascinating place,” says Damien Fair. He would know. In 2020, the University of Minnesota…
Meeting of the Minds
Through creative collaboration, U of M neuroscientists and mental health experts are translating scientific breakthroughs into life-changing care
Sophia Vinogradov is quick to point out what’s missing in her field, psychiatry. “…