From Stroke to Dystonia to Migraines, Botulinum Toxin Injections Bring Comfort
At the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, the beauty of widely used wrinkle-vanishing injections is more than skin deep. Specialists are injecting drugs best known for their cosmetic uses to help patients live better and more comfortably with conditions as wide-ranging as stroke, cervical dystonia, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and chronic migraine. In the hands […]
Metastatic Brain Tumor Treatment Could Be on the Horizon With SapC-DOPS Use
Xiaoyang Qi, PhD, at the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies. Photo by Cindy Starr. Contact: Katie Pence (513) 558-4561 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Over half of patients being seen in the clinic for a diagnosed brain tumor have metastatic cancer, which has no treatment and detrimental outcomes in most cases. However, a new Cincinnati Cancer Center (CCC) study, […]
Targeted Exercise Can Help People with Parkinson’s Disease
Maureen Gartner, MSN, NP-C, in her office at the UC Academic Health Center. By Maureen Gartner, MSN, NP-C Nurse Practitioner Gardner Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Can exercise help people with Parkinson’s disease? I often hear this question, and the answer is yes! Everyone with Parkinson’s disease is encouraged to exercise. Research conducted […]
Study Details Risk Factors for Substance Use Disorders After Manic Episode
Melissa DelBello, MD, MS, on the UC Academic Health Center campus. Photo by Cindy Starr. Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Adolescents with bipolar disorder are more likely to develop substance use disorders than adolescents without psychiatric disorders. Now, researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have identified specific risk factors underlying this relationship. The […]
ABTA Awards $50k Grant for Study of Energy Pathway in Glioblastoma
Atsuo Sasaki, PhD, at the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies. Photo by Cindy Starr. The highly malignant brain cancer known as glioblastoma multiforme is an energy guzzler. To sustain the tumor’s rapid cell division and proliferation, glioblastoma cells harness a specific molecule that enables them to ramp up energy production. What if that energy spigot […]
Dr. David Ficker to Direct Prized Epilepsy Fellowship
David Ficker, MD Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] The University of Cincinnati Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine has received approval for a new epilepsy fellowship from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)—one of only five newly approved epilepsy programs across the country. The newly approved one-year fellowship will permit fellows to […]
John Tew, MD, Appointed to Executive Positions at UC Health and UC
Contact: Academic Health Center (513) 558-4553 [email protected] Cincinnati –John Tew Jr., MD, has been appointed to new executive positions that will direct the community outreach and philanthropic efforts of the integrative medicine program at UC Health and the UC College of Medicine. Tew will serve as the program’s vice president of community affairs at UC […]
Researchers Testing Possible Benefits of Brain Stimulation in Stroke Rehab
CONTACT: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Researchers on the University of Cincinnati medical campus are testing the possible benefits of brain stimulation on hand and arm function for people who are recovering from stroke. The clinical trial, known as NICHE (for Navigated Inhibitory rTMS to Contralesional Hemisphere), is recruiting participants who have had a stroke […]
Richard’s Story: Ruptured Aneurysms
Almost three years ago, Richard “Dick” Watson, MD, found himself in an unfamiliar position for a doctor: lying on the operating table instead of standing over it. He didn’t know it at the time, but it was the beginning of a journey that would take him from intensive physical therapy to being recertified to be […]
Women Are Having More Headaches around Menopause, Researchers Say
Women’s migraine headache problems rise in the years shortly before before and at the start of menopause, researchers say. That news might feel like vindication to the women who suspected as much but didn’t always get support from their doctors. Read more >> Media outlet: Los Angeles Times