Updates

Duncan NRI Recent Discoveries

Research Dec. 06, 2024

FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to first-in-class gene therapy for STXBP1 disorder

Research Nov. 11, 2024

TYK2 transforms tau from ‘good guy’ to a ‘bad guy’ that contributes to Alzheimer’s disease

Research Nov. 07, 2024

Brain stars hold our memories

Huda Zoghbi
Research Sep. 17, 2024

Scientists Create A Mouse Model that Faithfully Recapitulates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms and Progression

Research Sep. 09, 2024

Houston Chronicle front page: Groundbreaking discovery by NRI investigators

Photograph of Dr. Hugo J. Bellen
Research Aug. 28, 2024

A New Role Discovered for Tau: Protecting the Brain from Oxidative Stress

Research Jul. 31, 2024

Serotonin-producing neurons regulate malignancy in ependymoma brain tumors

Research Jul. 29, 2024

A collaborative study by Dr. Yang He and team finds new candidates for obesity, postpartum and Alzheimer's disease

Research Jul. 15, 2024

A novel and unique neural signature for depression revealed

Research Jul. 12, 2024

Researchers discover a new neural biomarker for OCD

Research Jul. 02, 2024

Cracking the code for cerebellar movement disorders

Research May. 14, 2024

Study finds the cause of brain damage due to ischemic stroke and a way to restore brain function in animal models

Research Apr. 26, 2024

AI MARRVEL: A new AI tool to diagnose genetic disorders

Research Apr. 18, 2024

Sleep disturbances in ataxic mice caused by dysfunction in the cerebellum

Research Apr. 15, 2024

Dr. Sameer Sheth and a Rice University team develop and demonstrate a miniature brain stimulator in humans

Research Apr. 01, 2024

YKT6 gene variants cause a new genetic disorder finds a new study

Research Mar. 25, 2024

Study finds sensory changes are more severe in MECP2 duplication disorder patients than Rett patients

Research Mar. 12, 2024

FRYL gene variants linked to a new neurological disorder

Research Feb. 29, 2024

Dissecting the roles for excitatory and inhibitory neurons in STXBP1 encephalopathy

Research Feb. 28, 2024

Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine researchers develop a new toolkit in fruit flies to study Zika virus