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In Memoriam: Barbara Rich

With regret the Dana Foundation announces that Barbara Rich, executive vice president of communications, died on Saturday, October 2, 2016. She had worked at the Foundation since 1995.

Could running a series of tests in a certain order better predict who is at risk for progression from schizophrenia to psychosis?

Researchers turn to infants and pre-readers to see if difficulty in reading changes the brain or if the differences were there to begin with.

What are we to do with this apparent surplus of neuroscience graduates?Our monthly column fromBrain in the News.

Migraine is not a fatal disorder but can ruin a life and a family. Clinically migraine varies from patient to patient and reflects a highly choreographed interplay between brain and the environment. Here is the latest on what now is understood about migraine and what are becoming effective drug targets for treatment. One of our series of Reports on Progress.

We speak with Dana grantee Amit Etkin, whose lab is investigating the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in combination with whole-brain EEG and functional MRI to treat depression and help unravel its underlying brain circuitry. One of our series of Scientist Q & As.

The World Health Organization estimates that 55 percent of individuals in developed countries like the U.S. are not getting the mental health treatment they require. Can mental health apps help fill the void for those who lack access to in-person care? One of our series ofBriefing Papers.

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