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Activity-Dependent Reorganization of Corticospinal Tract
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Study functional development of corticospinal system. Examine impairments in locomotion when postnatal development of corticospinal tract is arrested by blocking neural activity. . . . More »
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Martin, John
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Canada
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A-ONE Training Program
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Collaborative education program focused on training occupational-therapy practitioners around the world to use standardized assessment procedures. The assessment (Arnadottir's Occupational Therapy . . . More »
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Gillen, Glen
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Iceland
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A Phase I / II Randomised Controlled Study of OGT 918 in Niemann-Pick type C
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC), is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder in which abnormal intracellular lipid trafficking leads to accumulation of multiple lipids, including . . . More »
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Patterson, Marc
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United Kingdom
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Continuous EEG Monitoring in the Critically Ill
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Training opportunities for neurologists, neurophysiologists, electroencephalographers, and neurointensivists interested in brain monitoring and nonconvulsive seizures. Large clinical database of . . . More »
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Hirsch, Lawrence
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United States of America
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Development of Dipeptide That Acts on Serotonin Receptor
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Synthesis of N-acetyl, 5-hydroxytoyptophyl amide. Aspecific inhibitor of gut H tip receptor. . . . More »
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Tamir, Hadassah
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Israel
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Development of Tryphophan Hydroxylase Inhibitors
College of Physicians and Surgeons
In the process of synthesizing chirale C compounds, several intermediates have been accumulated. They are being tested for their potention effects on serotoneric and adrenergic enzymes. . . . More »
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Tamir, Hadassah
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Germany
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Doris & Stanley Tananbaum Stroke Center
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Doris & Stanley Tananbaum Stroke Center
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Mohr, JP
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United States of America
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End-of-Life Care in ALS: Germany
Mailman School of Public Health
Extension of existing study in the United States to site in Germany.
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Albert, Steven
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Germany
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End-of-Life Care in ALS: Israel
Mailman School of Public Health
Extension of existing study in the United States to sites in Israel.
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Albert, Steven
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Israel
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Environmental Arsenic, Pregnancy, and Children
Mailman School of Public Health
We are testing the hypotheses that arsenic exposure from drinking water may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. This hypothesis is based on the fact that arsenic is a known teratogen in . . . More »
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Graziano, Joseph
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Bangladesh
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Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease, Movement-Disorder Seminars
College of Physicians and Surgeons
(1) Extended a prevalence study of Parkinson's disease (PD) in an elderly urban population, which was conducted from November 1994 to June 1995 by host institution, in order to answer these . . . More »
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Moskowitz, Carol
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Albania
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ERAB and Alzheimer's Disease
Columbia University Medical Center
None.
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Saudi Arabia
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Fetal Physiology: Czech Republic
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Study of fetal response to hypoxia, fetal circulation activity, and fetal neurobehavioral development. Similar programs conducted in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. . . . More »
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Stark, Raymond
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Czech Republic
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Fetal Physiology: New Zealand
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Study of fetal response to hypoxia, fetal circulation activity, and fetal neurobehavioral development. Similar programs conducted in Canada, Australia, and the Czech Republic. . . . More »
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Stark, Raymond
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New Zealand
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Genetic Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease in Caribbean Hispanics
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We have recruited over three hundred families with one or more living relatives affected by Alzheimer's disease. Our goal is to identify genes that may contribute to Alzheimer's disease. We have held . . . More »
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Mayeux, Richard
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Dominican Republic
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Glucose-Transporters (Type 1) Deficiency
College of Physicians and Surgeons
DFG (Deutsche Forschungemeindscnaft), Dr. Daryl DeVivo. Glucose, an essential fuel for the brain, is transported into the brain via a glucose-transporter protein, GLUT-1. In the glucose . . . More »
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Germany
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Glycine Antagonist in Neuroprotection: Australia
College of Physicians and Surgeons
International advisory board to plan and monitor two phase-three clinical trials for acute stroke: UK, Australia, Germany, France, Finland. . . . More »
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Sacco, Ralph
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Australia
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Glycine Antagonist in Neuroprotection: Finland
College of Physicians and Surgeons
International advisory board to plan and monitor two phase-three clinical trials for acute stroke: UK, Australia, Germany, France, Finland. . . . More »
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Sacco, Ralph
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Finland
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Glycine Antagonist in Neuroprotection: France
College of Physicians and Surgeons
International advisory board to plan and monitor two phase-three clinical trials in acute stroke in UK, Australia, Germany, France, Finland. . . . More »
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Sacco, Ralph
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France
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Glycine Antagonist in Neuroprotection: Germany
College of Physicians and Surgeons
International advisory board to plan and monitor two phase-three clinical trials for acute stroke: UK, Australia, Germany, France, Finland. . . . More »
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Sacco, Ralph
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Germany
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Glycine Antagonist in Neuroprotection: United Kingdom
College of Physicians and Surgeons
International advisory Board to plan and monitor 2 phase 3 clinical trials of acute stroke; UK, Australia, Germany, France, Finland. . . . More »
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Sacco, Ralph
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United Kingdom
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Huntington's Disease and Other Studies (Maracaibo)
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Nancy Wexler's inexhaustible energy, effective leadership, and dedication have played a central role in recent progress toward a cure for Huntington's disease. Involved in public policy, individual . . . More »
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Wexler, Nancy
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Venezuela
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Incidence and Risk Factors for Epilepsy in Iceland
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Incidence and case control study of epilepsy.
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Hauser, Willard
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Iceland
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Magnetic Seizure Therapy for the Treatment of Depression
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Despite advances in psychopharmacology, major depression remains a significant public-health problem and a substantial proportion of patients do not respond to conventional treatments. . . . More »
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Lisanby, Sarah
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Switzerland
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Manganese Occupational Exposure: Biological Monitoring, Prevention, and Mechanism Investigation
Mailman School of Public Health
Manganese has replaced lead as an additive to gasoline in Europe and North America. Environmental exposure to this toxic metal has recently become a major public-health concern. Occupational exposure . . . More »
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China
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Metabolic Syndrome in Minority Women
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This proposal seeks to assist in correcting
inadequate attention to gender and minority
research by reaching out to women with a high
prevalence of a constellation of findings that
identify major . . . More »
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Giardina, Elsa-Grace
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United States of America
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Multiparametric Monitoring of Brain Function
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Development of a multiprobe to measure local cerebral blood flow and NAD/NADH balance in the brain of animal models and human subjects undergoing neurosurgery. . . . More »
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Ornstein, Eugene
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Israel
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Predictors of Stroke Recurrence
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Fulbright Scholar from Croatia on the stroke research at the Neurological Institute. I am involved in the observational study release-control and incidence study called the Northern Manhattan Stroke . . . More »
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Rundek, Tatjana
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Croatia
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Prognosis of Epilepsy in Ecuador
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Study of outcome in newly diagnosed epilepsy.
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Hauser, Willard
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Ecuador
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Risk Factors for Epilepsy in Ecuador
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Case-control study of epilepsy of newly diagnosed epilepsy.
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Hauser, Willard
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Ecuador
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Role of PI3K/Akt Signaling Transduction in Higher Brain Function
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The PI3K/Akt kinase cascade in eukaryotic cells constitutes a pivotal signaling pathway involved in cell proliferation, cell survival, and metabolic cell responses. Recent studies have demonstrated . . . More »
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Franke, Thomas
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France, United Kingdom
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Studies of Digitalis-Like Compounds in Toads: Japan
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Studies of digitalis-like compounds in toads, several papers published and in preparation. Multiple visits between two labs. Dr. Akizama, now an associate professor, was fellow at the College of . . . More »
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Butler Jr, Vincent
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Japan
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Surgery for Hydrocephalus and Spinal Dysraphism
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Yearly one-week surgical mission to Guatemala to treat infants and children with hydrocephalus as well as various open and closed neural tube defects. This was the fourth consecutive year in going . . . More »
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Feldstein, Neil
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Guatemala
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The Center for Radiosurgery
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Center for Radiosurgery provides state of the art clinical programs ultilizing the Gamma Knife and fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery to treat a wide variety of malignant, benign, and . . . More »
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Sisti, Michael
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United States of America
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The Sleep Disorders Center
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Sleep Disorders Center is a clinical and research facility that uses the most advanced knowledge and understanding of the controls of sleep and wakefulness for the diagnosis and treatment of all . . . More »
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Kavey, Neil
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United States of America
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Tissue Collection for Neuropathologic Studies of Major Psychiatric Illness
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Since 1996, in collaboration with the School of Medicine and the three major psychiatric hospitals (Skopje, Negorci, and Demir Hisar) in the Republic of Macedonia, we have been collecting autopsy . . . More »
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Rosoklija, Gorazd
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Volumetric Analysis of the Pediatric Brain In Premature Infants: Program 1
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are evaluating the long-term effect of prematurity and low birth weight on the white- and gray-matter structures of the pediatric brain using MRI and volumetric analysis. This will be correlated . . . More »
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Millar, William
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Germany
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Volumetric Analysis of the Pediatric Brain In Premature Infants: Program 2
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are evaluating the long-term effect of prematurity and low birth weight on the white- and gray-matter structures of the pediatric brain using MRI and volumetric analysis. This will be correlated . . . More »
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Millar, William
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Germany
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