It’s Destination Rabbit Hash for Sunflower Revolution 100k
Lucy Lou, Mayor of Rabbit Hash, Ky., is already getting into the spirit of the 2013 Sunflower Revolution. Photos by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. Rabbit Hash, Ky. – This bike ride is not for everyone. It is 100 kilometers long, with winding roads and hills that demand fortitude on the way up and fearlessness […]
UC Neuromuscular Program Reaches New Heights
Neuromuscular disorders specialist Hani Kushlaf, MD, in his office at the UC Academic Health Center. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic During the nine months since his arrival, Hani Kushlaf, MD, has witnessed significant developments at the Neuromuscular Disorders Program at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, one of four institutes of the UC College […]
Summer Reading Recommendations from Our Neuroscience Team
Research shows that vacations are good for your health! Your heart will thank you for getting away from work and its accompanying stresses. For many people, one of the most enjoyable parts of a vacation is indulging in a good book. If you haven’t read a book yet this summer and you’re not sure where […]
Use Your ‘Street Smarts’ to Avoid Facial Trauma
David Hom, MD, Director of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, on the UC Academic Health Center campus. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. By David Hom, MD The topic of facial trauma has been in the news recently as members of the media have told the story of Chris Byrd, whose nose was bitten […]
Scholar Probes New Brain Cancer Pathway with $50k Grant from AANS Section on Tumors
Kazutaka Sumita, MD, PhD, a fellow in the Department of Hematology-Oncology, in his lab at the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies at UC. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. Kazutaka “Kazu” Sumita, MD, PhD, knows how to meet a challenge. He earned his doctoral and medical degrees at Tokyo Medical & Dental University and […]
Calming the Brain the Night before a Big Event
Who among us hasn’t had the dreaded experience of trying to fall asleep the night before a big exam, presentation, competition or other nerve-wracking event? The harder we try to relax and fall asleep, the louder the seconds tick by. And the more we worry that we’re losing precious sleep time, the more elusive the […]
UCNI’s Mission to Educate in High Gear This Week
Jim Eliassen, PhD, Associate Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Programand Professor of Psychiatry, asks a question during the annual Nasrallah Lectureon Schizophrenia. Photos by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. The University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute’s mission has three components: patient care, research and education. The third part of that mission was on proud display this […]
The Cruel Duality of Bipolar Disorder: Creativity and High Risk
Henry Nasrallah, MD, Course Co-Director of the 3rd AnnualMood Disorders Symposium. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. What did Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Leo Tolstoy, Virginia Woolf and Jimi Hendrix have in common? And what condition do Judy Collins, James Taylor, Kitty Dukakis, Kay Jamison and Catherine Zeta-Jones also share? The answer is bipolar […]
At Telestroke’s First Anniversary, 40 Lives Touched in Lawrenceburg
Opeolu Adeoye, MD, demonstrates the telestroke robot at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. As Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ind., prepares to mark its one-year anniversary with the UC Health Telestroke Network next Tuesday on the eve of Stroke Awareness Month, hospital President and CEO Roger Howard […]
Ketamine Shows Promise as Therapy for Brain Trauma and Mood Disorders
Jed Hartings, PhD, in his office. Behind him are a few of the studies he has published in the last year. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. Patients who are fighting for their lives as a result of conditions as diverse as major depression, stroke and traumatic brain injury may benefit from an established […]