Scott’s Story: The Epilepsy Ambassador
Scott was working his dream job as a commercial airline pilot 10 years ago when his life was forever changed by epilepsy. After coming home from a long run, he complained of nausea and then collapsed with a grand mal seizure. The preliminary diagnosis was a brain tumor. But when a brain biopsy came back […]
UC Joins Northeast ALS Research Consortium
The University of Cincinnati has been admitted into the Northeast Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Consortium, an international research collaborative based in Boston that includes more than 100 members. Membership in the consortium, also known as NEALS, positions the UC Health ALS Clinic for acceptance into ALS clinical trials and will enable the clinic to bring the […]
New Hope for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Media Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—In the United States, over 15 percent of the population will suffer from depression at some point in their lives. In addition to the dark moods that give the psychiatric disorder its name, individuals with depression often lose all ability to find joy in their lives; experience changes […]
Brain Tumor Center Recruiting Metastasis Researcher for Schott Endowed Chair
Illustration by Tonya Hines. Media contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] The UC Brain Tumor Center is seeking an esteemed researcher who will lead efforts to understand, target and prevent the spread of metastatic cancer to the brain. The researcher, who would collaborate with researchers at the UC Neuroscience and Cancer Institutes, would hold the […]
Health Restored, a Brain Tumor Survivor Shares Her Story and Song
Billi Ewing of Dayton, Ohio, and her son, Trenton, at the Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure. Photos by Cindy Starr. After Billi Ewing underwent surgery for an atypical meningioma, a difficult but benign brain tumor that had grown into her facial structure, she found that she had trouble opening her jaw. Although the […]
6th Annual Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure
Loading Map…. Yeatman’s Cove at Sawyer Point Park805 Pete Rose Way – CincinnatiDetails 39.1021476 -84.49889830000001 Save the date! For more details, please visit www.walkahead.org Date/Time Date(s) – 10/25/20158:00 am – 11:00 am Location Yeatman’s Cove at Sawyer Point Park Category(ies) Brain Tumor Center UC Neuroscience Institute
2015 Midwest Regional Brain Tumor Conference
Loading Map…. Sharonville Convention Center11355 Chester Rd – CincinnatiDetails 39.279496 -84.44439899999998 Please mark your calendars for the 2015 Midwest Regional Brain Tumor Conference. This is a FREE educational event for patients with brain tumors, their caregivers and family/friends. We will provide information about registration, topics and presenters as it becomes available. Your Support […]
2015 Midwest Regional Brain Tumor Conference
Loading Map…. Sharonville Convention Center11355 Chester Rd – CincinnatiDetails 39.279496 -84.44439899999998 Your Support is Appreciated! This program is offered for free to patients and family members from across the region, but as costs continue to rise each year, we are seeking additional support. If you would like to help support this conference, please consider […]
Walk Ahead Event to Stop Brain Tumors
In this segment, Medical Edge reporter Liz Bonis interviews Billi Ewing, survivor of an atypical meningioma brain tumor, about her experience and why she’s participating in the Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure. Dr. David Plas, a researcher at the UC Brain Tumor Center and UC Cancer Institute, discusses some of the ways research […]
Acute Kidney Injury a Predictor of Worse Outcomes after Stroke, Researcher Finds
Contact: Cedric Ricks (513) 558-4657 [email protected] CINCINNATI—A University of Cincinnati (UC) researcher, in collaboration with other investigators, has found that ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients who suffer from acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring dialysis have higher death rates and greater odds of entering long-term care or nursing facilities after hospitalization. The study was published online […]