Sawyer Point To Host Walk Ahead Event for Brain Tumor Research
News 5 Today Anchor Jonathan Hawgood interviews Dr. Ron Warnick, Medical Director of the UC Brain Tumor Center, and Walk Ahead Co-Chair Brian Wiles. Watch the segment »
NIH Awards UC Scientist $1.67 Million for Brain Tumor Research
Atsuo Sasaki, PhD, in his lab at the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies. Photo by Cindy Starr. CONTACT: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] A small pilot cancer study funded by Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure has led to a $1.67 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will enable […]
Gift Will Aid Development of Research Model for PSP
Photo of Sheila Fleming, PhD, by University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center Communications Services. CONTACT: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—A $100,000 gift will enable a University of Cincinnati (UC) researcher to study a rare brain disorder that causes progressive problems with control of gait and balance and problems controlling eye movement. Sheila Fleming, PhD, […]
UC Researchers Show EEG’s Potential to Reveal Depolarizations following TBI
Image of Nazca Lines in Peru / http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazcalijnen#mediaviewer/File:Nazca_colibri.jpg. Intracranial and scalp EEG recordings courtesy of Jed Hartings, PhD. CONTACT: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] The potential for doctors to measure damaging “brain tsunamis” in injured patients without opening the skull has moved a step closer to reality, thanks to pioneering research at the University of […]
5th Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure Is Oct. 26
Start of the 2013 Walk Ahead event. Photo by Jenny Jones. Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure, the largest regional fundraiser for brain tumor education and research, marks its five-year milestone Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. Event co-chairs Brian and Joe Wiles have set their goals high. They are […]
UC Neuroscience Institute Adds Neurobiology Research Center
Joseph Broderick, MD, left, and James Herman, PhD. Photo by Cindy Starr CONTACT: Keith Herrell 513-558-4559 [email protected] NOTE TO EDITORS: High-resolution photographs of James Herman, PhD, and Joseph Broderick, MD, are available on request. CINCINNATI—The University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute (UCNI) today announced a new Center of Excellence, the UC Neurobiology Research Center, designed to […]
Institute Conducts Alzheimer’s Research
A special “Forget Me Not” gala supports research at the UC Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Robert Krikorian, a neuro-psychologist, hopes to help families such as John Van Kirk’s. He lost his wife of 56 years to Alzheimer’s. Media Outlet: Local 12 WKRC TV Watch the segment »
Dr. Robert Neel Explains ALS on WVXU
Robert Neel, MD, Director of the UC Health ALS Clinic, explains ALS on Cincinnati’s NPR station, WVXU 91.7 FM. He is joined by Yvonne “Pinkie” Dressman, LSW, Care Services Coordinator for the ALS Association’s Central & Southern Ohio Chapter. Listen to the podcast: http://wvxu.org/post/als-amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis
More Muscle for UC Neuromuscular Center
Dr. John Quinlan, seated, Medical Director of the UC Neuromuscular Center, with members of the “Myoblasts” at the 2014 MDA Muscle Walk. Photo by Cindy Starr. Sometimes good things really do come to those who wait. That could be the message of the year for people with neuromuscular disorders — terrible, uncommon diseases that steal […]
UC Neuroscience Institute Adds Neuromuscular as 10th Center
John Quinlan, MD, at the UC Academic Health Center. Photo by Cindy Starr. CONTACT: Keith Herrell 513-558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—The University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute (UCNI) announced today that it has designated its neuromuscular program as a Center of Excellence, bringing the number of centers within UCNI to 10. The announcement was made by UCNI Director […]