Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy To Curb Anxiety during the Holidays
From Thanksgiving to the New Year, a bustling stream of family gatherings, office parties and high expectations fill most hearts with joy. But for some people – and maybe more people than you think — the holidays bring untold levels of anxiety. An introverted personality, an inability to say no to relatives or colleagues, age-old […]
Plas Lab Eyes a New Glioma Target with $100k Grant
Dr. David Plas at UC’s Vontz Center for Molecular Studies. Cindy Starr photo. David Plas, PhD, Associate Professor of Cancer Biology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, brings a fresh viewpoint and the mindset of a leukemia researcher to the problem of glioma, a stubbornly aggressive form of brain cancer. He notes that […]
Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis Welcomes Dr. Aram Zabeti
Aram Zabeti, MD, in his office on the UC Academic Health Center campus. Photo by Cindy Starr. Aram Zabeti, MD, the new Medical Director of the Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, has a lot of people to meet. About 1,800 to be precise. Over the next several months […]
UC Brain Tumor Center Celebrates a Stellar Weekend
Images from Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure: from left, the Purple People Bridge, emcee Kyla Woods of WLWT News 5, survivor Leslie Oliver and friend, and survivor Dr. Michael Wood. Photos by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. Thousands of individuals were touched by the glow of camaraderie, compassion and support last weekend during […]
Memories and Hope Stitched Together in Walk Ahead’s New Quilt
Terry Finnerty, owner of Walking Needle L.L.C., with the WalkAhead memory quilt. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. Friends of the UC Brain Tumor Center this weekend will unveil the newest addition to the annual Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure: a beautiful T-shirt quilt crafted and donated by Teresa Finnerty of Mason, […]
UC Researcher Embraces Role in Global Study To Improve Brain Injury Treatment
Jed Hartings, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the UC College of Medicine and an expert in spreading depolarizations. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. During the next seven years, 38 institutions from around the world hope to answer a basic but nagging question: how best to treat people who have suffered a brain […]
Rev Up Your Brain Cells for ‘Stroke of Genius’
An fMRI image shows a healthy control’s brain activity during a cognitive exercise that was part of a clinical trial at the UC Comprehensive Stroke Center. If you like video games and testing your smarts, you will not want to miss the Stroke of Genius Challenge. For a mere $10, which supports research and education […]
Hello Dr. Sanchez, and Her Surprising Alter Ego
Anya Sanchez, MD, MBA, Administrative Director of the UC Neuroscience Institute and Internal Consultant to UC Health’s Cancer Institute, Cardiovascular Institute, and Diabetes and Metabolic Disease Institute. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. In a recent profile of Anya Sanchez, MD, MBA, Administrative Director of the UC Neuroscience Institute, the Cincinnati Business Courier didn’t […]
Forget-Me-Not Gala for Alzheimer’s Research Joins UCNI Calendar
Honorary event Co-Chairs Kathee Van Kirk, left, and Lisette Sehlhorst.Photos by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. Alzheimer’s is a disease of “abundant cruelty” that John Van Kirk, PhD, knows all too well. The Cincinnati businessman lost his wife of 56 years, Rosemary, to the disease in 2012. Eager to honor her memory by raising money […]
The ‘Art’ of Research in the Emergency Department
Dr. Art Pancioli at a Research Experience hosted by the American Heart Association /American Stroke Association and UCMC. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. When patients are brought into the emergency department, stricken by a stroke, epileptic seizure or other acute illness, they don’t want their doctors guessing about what to do next. But […]