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Here we have listed various news pieces that discuss our research. If you are interested in reading our peer-reviewed publications in academic journals, click here.
Highlighted News Articles
Repurposed Drug Battles ‘Brain-Eating’ Amoeba
Science
COVID-19 May Be Linked to Spontaneous Psychosis. Researchers Are Trying to Figure Out Why
TIME
Three California Teens Developed Severe Psychiatric Symptoms After COVID. Here’s What Scientists Say About the Cases
San Francisco Chronicle
Researchers Connect Spinal Fluid Autoantibodies to Neurological Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients
Yale School of Medicine
California Mom on Autoimmune Disorder That Took Away Her Memory: ‘I Didn’t Believe I Had a Child’
People
Brain-Invading Tapeworm That Eluded Doctors Spotted by New DNA Test
Scientific American
What Causes a Mysterious Paralysis in Children? Researchers Find Viral Clues
New York Times
Mysterious Polio-Like Disease Targeting Kids May be Caused by ‘Missing’ Virus, Study Says
USA Today
Rare disease discovery: Antibodies fighting cancer go on to attack brain
San Francisco Chronicle
New DNA Test Beats Others at Hunting Down Germs that Inflame the Brain, UC Study Finds
Sacramento Bee
How DNA Detectives are Solving Medical Mysteries Doctors Can’t
ABC Science
Next-Gen Precision Diagnostics Now Available at UCSF
UCSF
In a First, Test of DNA Finds Root of Illness
New York Times
Podcasts
Therapeutic Advancements in Neuroimmunology
ANA Investigates
Dr. Jeffrey Gelfand discusses treatment options, including off-label immunomodulatory medication, for neuroinflammatory conditions.
Pioneering Unbiased Diagnostics, Part 1: CNS Infection
ANA Investigates
Drs. Megan Richie and Michael Wilson discuss mNGS for pathogen detection
Pioneering Unbiased Diagnostics, Part 2: Autoantibody Syndrome
ANA Investigates
Drs. Megan Richie, Michael Wilson, and Sam Pleasure discuss unbiased methods for autoantibody discovery
Lumbar punctures and CSF interpretation with Dr Prashanth Ramachandran
Neurogenesis: a practical guide for neurology trainees
Dr. Michael Wilson on metagenomics
Neurology Podcast
Dr. Jeffrey Gelfand on treatment for neurosarcoidosis
Neurology Podcast
Robbie and the DNA Detectives (with Drs. Michael Wilson and Joe DeRisi)
ABC