From the Lab to the Bedside, UC Brain Tumor Center Makes Strides in Effort to Tame Glioblastoma
From left: Xiaoyang Qi, PhD, Rekha Chaudhary, MD, and El Mustapha Bahassi, PhD. Families who confront glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive brain cancer, shoulder a particularly harsh burden of disease. The cancer, as the word “multiforme” suggests, comes in many forms. Its heterogeneous nature and diffuse form make it difficult to treat. But patients and families […]
UC Researchers Studying Investigational Drug for People with Alzheimer’s
Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are among those who have accepted the challenge of easing the burden of Alzheimer’s disease, which currently affects as many as 5.3 million Americans and could impact three times that number by 2050, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The […]
Amber’s Story: Ruptured Aneurysm
The only visible sign of Amber Gray’s ordeal is the long slender scar that runs along her forearm. It is the area where a surgeon carefully removed her radial artery, which was needed to bypass a damaged artery in her brain. Another scar, where Mario Zuccarello, MD, opened the skull to perform the bypass and […]
Symposium Explores Strategies for Managing Medication-Resistant Epilepsy
David Ficker, MD, Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at the UC Epilepsy Center. Strategies for managing epilepsy is the focus of a free symposium for patients, families and caregivers on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care. One of those strategies involves encouraging patients whose seizures are not controlled by […]
Free Nov. 15 Symposium Explores Strategies for Conquering Depression
Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—The Mood Disorders Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute will hold “Conquering Depression: Different Approaches for All Ages,” a free educational event for patients, caregivers and family members, from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 15, at the Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care, 151 West […]
UC Neuroscience Institute Marks 15th Anniversary with Landmark $14M Gift
From left, members of the extended Gardner Family: Peggy Gardner Johns, Gary Johns, Lori Gardner Sommer, Laura Mueller, Adam Mueller, Keri Young and Eric Mueller. Photos by Jay Yocis / University of Cincinnati. The University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute celebrated its 15th anniversary last Saturday with a gift for the ages: a transformational, $14 million […]
Health Alert: Killer Headaches and Their Link to Stroke
A young mother credited the stroke team at the UC Neuroscience Institute with saving her life. She was rushed there after she had a stroke but wasn’t aware of the early warning signs. Christin Harris and her husband Tony were in the early stages of helping many people. They support a ministry in Haiti when […]
$14M Gift to Transform Home of Nationally Recognized UC Neuroscience Institute
The late James J. Gardner, left, with his wife, and Joan A. Gardner, and Fredy J. Revilla, MD. Photo by University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center Communications Services. Contact: Candice Terrell (513) 556-9685 [email protected] CINCINNATI – The James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Foundation has committed $14 million to the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience […]
Study Sheds Light on Epilepsy and Stress
Michael Privitera, MD, Director of the UC Epilepsy Center. Photo by UC Academic Health Center Communications Services. Media contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] It’s been well documented that stress is the most common seizure precipitant for people with epilepsy. But little is known about the specific stressors, the timing of the stressors and other […]
Walk Supports UC Brain Tumor Center
Liz Bonis of Local 12 WKRC reports about a young father who was treated for a rare CNS germinoma at the UC Brain Tumor Center. Watch the segment >>