WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 6 (TNSres) -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: * * * Research sheds light on the relationship between dopamine and decision-making * * * Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder that affects movement and muscle control. One characteristic of the disease is the deficiency of dopamine, a neurotransmitter or brain chemical that plays a role in movement and can impact how people think and feel. Dopaminergic medicines  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 6 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist held a topping out ceremony today for the $450 million care tower on the campus of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The milestone event, marking the raising of the final steel beams, signifies the completion of the structural framework of the 350,000-square-foot building. Over the past 17 months, hundreds of construct  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 6 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: In her groundbreaking work as a computer scientist, assistant professor Minghan Chen is using artificial intelligence to create new techniques to better understand the mechanisms behind Alzheimer's disease and predict its progression across brain networks. Chen was recently awarded a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her research project entitled: "Towards a Living Neuron   more