Dr. and Mrs. Tew Honored with Visiting Nurse Association Award
John M. Tew, Jr., MD, and his wife, Susan, will be honored with the VNA Today Award at the 14th Annual Caring Award Celebration on May 1, 2013. The Visiting Nurse Association describes the VNA Today Award as an award that “recognizes an individual in the community who impacts the lives of others through progressive […]
Tennis Event Is a ‘Smash’
“Serve an Ace for Parkinson’s,” a January event benefiting the Gardner Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders at the UC Neuroscience Institute, assembled many familiar faces for a great cause. The Australian Open-themed evening was complete with a round-robin tennis tournament, food and prizes to raise funds for neurosurgery research at the Gardner Center. Read […]
Tonic for the Brain: Arias from Cincinnati Opera
CCM student Tyler Alessi, left, and CCM graduate Samina Aslam, perform during a celebration of the UC Medical Center’s new partnership with Cincinnati Opera in the hospital’s lobby. Photos by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. The power of music, with all of its beauty and adjunct neurological benefits, swept through the lobby of the University […]
Moving Forward after Major Stroke Trial: Endovascular Care for Some; More Research on Tap
Joseph Broderick, MD, international stroke expert and Research Director of UCNI.Photo by Mark Bowen Media. Joseph Broderick, MD, Research Director at the UC Neuroscience Institute, was in the spotlight last week as the Principal Investigator of an international clinical trial that compared outcomes of stroke patients who received a clot-dissolving drug (tPA) through an IV […]
Stroke Studies Show New Treatment No Better Than Older One
At the 2013 International Stroke Conference in Honolulu, Dr. Joseph Broderick presented the findings of a study that revealed mechanically removing a blood clot from a stroke patient’s brain is no more useful than the older treatment of giving an IV dose of the clot-busting drug, tPA, to the whole body. Read more here>> Media […]
Research Has Linked Atrial Fibrillation and Memory Loss
Dr. Brendan Kelley, medical director of the Memory Disorders Center at the UC Neuroscience Institute, explains the possible link between Atrial Fibrillation and cognitive decline. This article explains that numerous small strokes, impaired blood flow and physical inactivity could be behind memory loss in the absence of a major stroke. Read more here>> Media Outlet: […]
Pedal for Parkinson’s
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Study: Delay in Clot Breakup Worsens Outcomes after Ischemic Stroke
CINCINNATI—Every 30-minute delay in breaking up a blood clot from a stroke was associated with a 10 percent decrease in the probability of a good outcome, regardless of other factors such as stroke severity, according to new research led by a University of Cincinnati (UC) neurologist. The study, presented today (Friday, Feb. 8) at the […]
UC Researchers Hope Noninvasive Biomarkers Lead To Better Treatments for Glioblastoma
Researchers at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute are zeroing in on noninvasive biomarkers that may soon help guide doctors’ treatment of the malignant brain tumor glioblastoma multiforme. The novel translational research, led by El Mustapha Bahassi, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Medicine, in collaboration with Peter Stambrook, PhD, Professor […]
Combination Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Is Safe and Warrants Larger Study, Researchers Find
CINCINNATI—The combination of the clot-busting drug tPA with an infusion of the antiplatelet drug eptifibatide is safe and warrants a larger study to demonstrate it improves outcome after acute ischemic stroke, a study led by University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers has found. The study, known as the CLEAR-ER Stroke Trial, was sponsored by the National […]