2013 Midwest Brain Tumor Conference Highlights Wellness, Nutrition
CONTACT: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Wellness and the optimizing of health will be the focus of the 2013 Midwest Regional Brain Tumor Conference, a free educational event for patients, caregivers and family members. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Miami University Voice of America […]
Brett Kissela, MD, Named Chair of Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
Brett Kissela, MD, in his office on the UC Academic Health Center campus.Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Brett Kissela, MD, has been appointed the Albert Barnes Voorheis Chair of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and UC Health, effective Jan. […]
UC Researchers Show How the Brain’s Micro-Environment Fuels Metastatic Tumor Growth
James Driscoll, MD, PhD, at the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies at UC. CONTACT: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] Cincinnati – When a cancer cell breaks off from a tumor in the breast, lung or other part of the body and flows through the bloodstream to the brain, trouble erupts. Like a dandelion seed landing […]
Study Shows Combination Stroke Therapy Safe and Effective
Opeolu Adeoye, MD, Interim Director of UCNI’s Neurocritical Care Program.Photo by UC Academic Health Center Communications Services. Contact: Katy Cosse (513) 558-0207 [email protected] CINCINNATI—The combination of the clot-busting drug tPA with an infusion of the antiplatelet drug eptifibatide dissolves blood clots safely and more quickly than tPA alone, a study led by University of Cincinnati […]
UC Medical Center Certified as Advanced Stroke Care Center
Members of the UC Stroke Team at the UC Medical Center. Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center has been certified by the Joint Commission as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, a new level of certification reserved for institutions with specific abilities to receive and treat the most complex stroke […]
Free Screenings for Hearing, Voice and Head & Neck Cancer Offered by UCNI Specialists
Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] Neurosensory Disorders Center specialists affiliated with UC Health will offer free voice screenings in conjunction with World Voice Day, April 15, 16 and 18 at the UC Health Barrett Cancer Center and April 16, 18 and 19 at the UC Health Physicians office in West Chester, Ohio. Free hearing […]
Bipolar Disorder is Focus of May 4 Symposium
CONTACT: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI — “Bipolar Disorder: A Comprehensive Update” is the topic of the 3rd Annual Mood Disorders Symposium, to be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at UC Health Drake Center, 151 West Galbraith Road (45216). The symposium, which will be held in the Conference Center […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Test Aids in Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
Media Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease is a significant challenge for the medical profession, a challenge that will continue to increase as baby boomers age. But before Alzheimer’s can be treated, it must be accurately diagnosed—a challenge in itself. Now, a radiopharmaceutical compound that was approved earlier this year by […]