Yaakov Stern, PhD, Florence Irving Professor of Neuropsychology, commented on the new study that examined the link between cognitive stimulating occupations & a lower risk of later-life dementia
Researchers from the Columbia University Department of Neurology discovered a genetic variant that may reduce the odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 70%.
Columbia Neurology investigators Drs. Adam Brickman, Jennifer J. Manly, and Scott Small joined researchers from across the CUIMC to discuss their research at the recent Healthspan Extension Summit.
Hiral Shah, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology at CUMC, together with colleagues and patients, developed a Parkinson’s Disease Storybook to help educate patients and caregivers about the disease.
Sharon Sanz Simon, PhD, Associate Research Scientist in the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, discusses the Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in the Brazilian community living in the U.S.
Erika Adelman, LCSW, SIFI, Neurology Social Work Manager & the Parkinson's Foundation & CurePSP Center of Excellence Coordinator, talks about the care and support services her team provides.
Neil Shneider, MD, PhD, Claire Tow Associate Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders and Director of the Eleanor & Lou Gehrig ALS Center, received $15M grant from NIH to design drugs for rare forms of ALS
Martin Picard, PhD, associate professor of behavioral medicine, let a study that developed a new technique to gather, analyzed, and then quantify the link between graying hair and stress.
Martin Picard, PhD, Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine in Psychiatry, Neurology, and the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center is the first to receive the new Baszucki Prize in Science.
Neil A. Shneider, MD, PhD, Claire Tow Associate Professor of Motor Neuron Disorders, is the principal investigator on the grant that will help develop drugs for an underserved portion of ALS patients.