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Friel lab members in green for CP shirts. Together we can help millions.
Friel Lab
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September 27, 2022
October 6th is World Cerebral Palsy Day!

Wear green on October 6 to show your support for World Cerebral Palsy Day! Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability affecting children.

2022 Scientific Poster Session
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September 21, 2022
Education Fuels Hope
Each summer the Burke Neurological Institute (BNI) welcomes promising undergraduate and high school students with bright futures in the field of neuroscience to its campus. Drs. Dianna E. Willis and Vibhu Sahni, co-directors of the BNI Education Program, are engaging these young neuroscientists and hoping to instill in them a love of scientific enquiry by establishing immersive on campus and remote educational programs for high school and college students.
Photo of Kathleen with quote "I want kids with disabilities to know that even if society judges them for their visible disability, they will derive abundant joy from proving people wrong."
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July 18, 2022
Intersection of Visible & Invisible Disability: Life with Cerebral Palsy & Metastatic Breast Cancer
I want kids with disabilities to know that even if society judges them for their visible disability, they will derive abundant joy from proving people wrong.
Lab members of the Gibson Lab
Gibson Lab
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July 7, 2022
Burke Neurological Institute Receives a $45 Million NIH Grant to Study a Vitamin B1 Precursor for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease in Multi-center Clinical Trial
The Burke Neurological Institute (BNI) has received a five year award expected to total $45 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to launch a large-scale, multi-center clinical trial to evaluate benfotiamine, a synthetic precursor of thiamine (vitamin B1), as a potentially effective therapy for mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Kids with CP used their hands in activities requiring bimanual coordination.
Friel Lab
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July 1, 2022
Children with Cerebral Palsy Stepped Up to the Challenge to See if Bimanual Training Combined with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Boosts Hand Function
In a summer camp-like setting from June 25-29, the Friel Lab hosted kids with cerebral palsy (CP) for the NIH-funded clinical trial “Bimanual Training & Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Hand Function in Children with Hemiplegia.”
Awardees for 2022 McDowell Symposium & Awards
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June 1, 2022
Hope for Stroke: Leveraging Research to Reduce Vulnerability and Foster Resilience
On May 20th, the Burke Neurological Institute hosted the 3rd annual McDowell Symposium and Awards, an event that honored the legacy of Dr. Fletcher McDowell, the founder of BNI, and his enormous commitment to improving stroke treatment and care.