Sunflower Revolution Symposium to Spotlight Bladder Challenges Associated with Parkinson’s
UC Health urologist Ayman Mahdy, MD, PhD. Photo by Cindy Starr. Tremors, rigidity, shuffling steps: they are just a few of the slings and arrows suffered by people with Parkinson’s disease. Then there are the less talked-about secondary symptoms – including urinary problems – that can profoundly influence quality of life. This year, for the […]
UC Brain Science Unit Launches Push for Own Building
In a bold effort to place the University of Cincinnati’s sprawling brain-science practice under one roof, writes Anne Saker of the Cincinnati Enquirer, officials of the UC Neuroscience Institute announced Friday a $54.6 million campaign to build a dedicated facility for the study and treatment of disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, stroke and epilepsy. Media: […]
New Home Planned for University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute
Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-5449 [email protected] The University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute has launched a $54.6 million fundraising campaign that will fund a new world-class outpatient facility for people with neurologic and psychiatric diseases, expand existing and create new research programs, enable recruitment of additional world-class physicians and researchers, support new training fellowships, and expand […]
Lisa Newport Helps People Get Stronger With Aquatic Exercise
Lisa Newport, UC Health aquatics instructor, at the Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care. Photo by Michelle Cordy. Lisa Newport has been an aquatic specialist at Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care for nearly 20 years. She is certified with the Aquatic Exercise Association, and she teaches water exercise classes and does personal training. Many […]
Jerry Wuest-Pete Hershberger Dinner Gala & Golf Classic
Loading Map…. Receptions Banquet Center3302 Westbourne Drive – CincinnatiDetails 39.1466366 -84.628915 Parkinson’s heroes Pete Hershberger, left, and Jerry Wuest Please mark your calendars for the ever-popular Jerry Wuest-Pete Hershberger Dinner Gala & Golf Classic! Dinner Gala The dinner will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, at Receptions Western Hills, 3302 Westbourne […]
Absorbing a Difficult Diagnosis: Seeking Balance after Loss
In the fields of neuroscience, few diagnoses are easy for patients and families to absorb. Whether the diagnosis is achieved gradually, after many tests, or whether it arrives like a bolt out of the blue, as with a stroke or seizure, lives are usually altered forever. “I think as a neurologist 90 percent of time […]
Study: Glioma Tumor’s Genetic Profile More Telling Than Physical Appearance
Christopher McPherson, MD, lectures at a Midwest Regional Brain Tumor Conference event for patients and caregivers. Photo by Cindy Starr. Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] CINCINNATI—In the diagnosis of a glioma brain tumor, looks can be deceiving. A glioma that looks relatively unaggressive under a microscope may still have a lethal potential. That is […]
Groundbreaking Stroke Study Renewed for Another 5 Years
Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—The Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine, which has shed light on stroke incidence and awareness for over two decades, is assured of another five years of funding. Brett Kissela, MD, MS, and Dawn Kleindorfer, MD, co-principal investigators for the project, […]
Putting for Parkinson’s
Loading Map…. Highland Country Club931 Alexandria Pike – Ft. ThomasDetails 39.061222 -84.45547399999998 Scott Layman and his neurosurgeon, Dr. George Mandybur Putting for Parkinson’s is an annual golf outing and dinner party that supports the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. The event is co-chaired by its founders, Joy […]
Fear and Concussions – Training to Stop It
Loading Map…. Richard E. Lindner Center2751 O’Varsity Way – CinciDetails 39.1307281 -84.51617540000001 Attention Middle and High School Coaches, Athletic Trainers, Parents and Athletes… Soccer, Football, Hockey, All Contact Sports! There is a lot of fear associated with concussions in sports, yet there are ways to help keep athletes safe from concussion. Join us for a […]