Feb. 15, 2022 How can diet and the gut microbiome influence the onset of autoimmune conditions like multiple sclerosis? And could these findings connect to other diseases, like COVID-19? Esther Melamed, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in Dell Medical School’s Department of Neurology, is set on answering this question, among others.… read more
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For Trauma Survivors, New Hope: Psychedelics
Psychedelic drugs are among the most promising treatments for people with conditions like PTSD and severe depression. A new center at The University of Texas at Austin aims to unravel how they work. Devon and Kelly Thomas’ wedding at a storybook chapel in Simonton, Texas, was, as they say, perfect.… read more
An Afternoon With Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD
On March 29, 2022, the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences hosted Karl Deisseroth, winner of the 2021 Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for his revolutionary discovery of light-sensitive microbial proteins that can activate or silence individual brain cells. Deisseroth is a member of the National Academies of Engineering, Medicine, Inventors… read more
