More stroke patients may receive crucial treatments under new guideline
January 30, 2018
UNC Department Chair William Powers, MD, led new guideline writing group
Category: News
Neurology News – December 2017
December 20, 2017
What's new in the Department of Neurology
Hall to retire after 48-year career at UNC
December 13, 2017
After 48 years of service to the UNC Department of Neurology, Colin Hall, MB ChB, will fully retire on December 31, 2017.
FDA approves eculizumab for generalized myasthenia gravis
October 24, 2017
UNC Neurologist, Dr. James F. Howard, was the lead investigator in the clinical trial that led to FDA approval.
UNC launches new study to uncover nutritional impacts on early brain development
September 19, 2017
Researchers are using state-of-the-art imaging techniques and collecting data on dietary nutrient intake, feeding practices, and gut microbiota abundance and diversity to elucidate the links between nutrition, the microbiome, and brain maturation processes in early childhood.
Unraveling Alzheimer’s: New Study Documents How Brain Cells Go Bad
August 29, 2017
In a first-of-its-kind study, UNC researchers show how a damaging cascade of events inside brain cells – and related to Alzheimer’s disease – can be stopped or reversed.
Nine UNC Neurologists named to 2017-2018 Best Doctors in America® list
August 17, 2017
Only four percent of doctors in America earn this prestigious honor.
Neurology News – August 2017
August 10, 2017
What's new in the Department of Neurology
Resident receives Kaiser Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award
August 9, 2017
Dr. Jason Richards received a Kaiser Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award at the 2017 UNC School of Medicine’s Whitehead Lecture and Awards ceremony on August 9.
Meet our new faculty
August 1, 2017
We are pleased to announce the further expansion of our pediatric neurology division with three new faculty members, Drs. Diana Cejas, Ammar Hussain and Yiting Yang. In addition, our ALS clinic will receive support from Dr. Deborah Gelinas, and Dr. Michael Forbes, a former UNC Neurology resident and fellow, will...