“For the millions of people who currently fight valiantly against neurodegenerative diseases, we will continue to fight along side of you in our laboratories until we have the answers we need to develop cures.” – Dr. Ole Isacson
Two media fellowship events last month sponsored by Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Harvard Medical School (HMS) provided local and national journalists with an in-depth look at McLean’s programs and services and the opportunity to meet with leadership,...
McLean researchers Christian A. Webb, PhD, assistant neuroscientist in the Laboratory for Translational and Affective Neuroscience, and W. Brad Ruzicka, MD, PhD, assistant neuroscientist in the Mailman Research Center, are winners of the 25th annual...
A photography exhibit profiles veterans who return home with life-altering wounds.
“When the brain gets squished inside the skull it’s actually bruised, you see redness for three days to two weeks afterward.” – Dr. Ole Isacson
Dr. Ole Isacson reflects on meeting Muhammad Ali and living with Parkinson’s disease.
I had the privilege of meeting Muhammad Ali a number of times, and while the Parkinson’s disease that ravaged his brain had already reduced his ability to communicate verbally—it never diminished his spirit or his will to keep fighting. Like...
“It’s bad luck on top of genetics. People who lose consciousness through head trauma are at 50% higher risk of Parkinson’s than those who don’t.” – Dr. Ole Isacson
Results of the first study of its kind to link abnormalities in circadian rhythms to changes in specific neurotransmitters in people with bipolar disorder will be published this week in the journal Biological Psychiatry. The three-year study...
In postmortem examinations of bipolar patients’ brains, scientists at McLean found a connection between the chemicals dependent on the body’s sleep cycle and parts of the brain that cause bipolar disorder.
