Education may reduce the risk of cognitive decline associated with the APOE e4 gene—the biggest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease—in older non-Hispanic black people.
Inside the brain, Parkinson’s disease is a selective assassin. The disease targets dopamine-producing neurons in a small region deep inside the brain known as the substantia nigra compacta (SNc).
CUIMC celebrates the life and mourns the passing of Charles Adler. We are grateful for his research in neurodegenerative diseases, and support of programs focused on women's cardiovascular health.
CUIMC mourns the passing of Alan Siegel, who, as director of the Thompson Family Foundation, was a great advocate for and supporter of neurological research across our institution.
Lewis P. “Bud” Rowland, MD, chair of neurology at P&S and director of the Neurological Institute of New York for 25 years and a leader in American neurology for many more years, died on March 16.
