2016 Year-In-Review
As we close out yet another banner year, we are grateful for all that we have been able to achieve through the support of our caring community.
Read More >HA Convenes the First International Workshop on Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
Workshop on Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus (PHH) proves the potential for researchers to alter the course of the development of hydrocephalus and its long-term outcomes.
Read More >Cerebral Palsy Benefits from Hydrocephalus Research
On National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, the Hydrocephalus Association is proud to support the Cerebral Palsy Research Network.
Read More >ISHCSF Highlights HCRN Studies on Shunt Failure and Infection
ISHCSF newsletter highlights Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN) studies around hydrocephalus shunt infection rates and risk factors.
Read More >Announcing the 2015 Innovator Award Grantees
2015 Awardees focused on research to better understand why hydrocephalus develops and to identify therapies to prevent or reverse hydrocephalus.
Read More >Hydrocephalus Association 2015 Resident’s Prize Award
One way the Hydrocephalus Association promotes research and leadership in hydrocephalus is through our annual…
Read More >Vision Dinner Aims to Accelerate Hydrocephalus Research
The Third Annual Vision Dinner successfully raised $500K to launch the Hydrocephalus Association Network for Discovery Science (HANDS).
Read More >Partnering with Government to Shape Disease Research
HA played a key role at the annual NINDS Nonprofit Forum, which provides an opportunity for nonprofit leaders to engage in dialogue with NINDS staff.
Read More >New Discovery Makes Researchers Rethink CSF Absorption
The discovery of lymphatic vessels in the brain creates a new focus for researchers looking for non-invasive treatments for hydrocephalus.
Read More >Finding Our Way with L1CAM
The causes of hydrocephalus are varied, but one with a clear genetic linkage is X-linked hydrocephalus, a genetic disorder that occurs in about 1 of 30,000 births.
Read More >Scientific Networks are Changing the Research Landscape
Together, the HA-funded HCRN, AHCRN, and HANDS are changing how hydrocephalus research is conducted and accelerating research progress.
Read More >HCRN Researcher Dr. Jay Wellons Demonstrates Importance of Multi-Center Studies
How do surgeons make decisions? How do they stand by those decisions and evaluate themselves? The HCRN set out to answer these questions in their study.
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