Dr. Yian Gu, an Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences at CUMC, comments on a new study according to which older Black adults who ate more whole grains appeared to have decreased memory loss
Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH, an associate professor of neurology, shares his research findings about the co-survivors of those who suffered cardiac arrest.
Dritan Agalliu, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology (in Neurology) comments on the scientists who study the disease called PANDAS/PANS, which is triggered by infections.
Nikolaos Scarmeas, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology comments on the new study that looked at the link between triglycerides levels & likelihood of developing dementia
Adam M. Brickman, PhD, Professor of Neuropsychology, and colleagues conducted a large study that found that taking a daily multivitamin supplement can slow age-related memory decline
Adam M. Brickman, PhD, Professor of Neuropsychology, led a study that tried to determine what effect taking a daily vitamin can have on memory function
Jason B. Carmel, MD, PhD, Weinberg Family Associate Professor of Neurology, talks about a family tragedy that inspired him to focus his work on helping people with a spinal cord injury
Stephanie Cosentino, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuropsychology, and colleagues are working on developing screening tools to detect subjective cognitive decline and more advanced forms of memory loss
Neil Shneider, MD, PhD, Claire Tow Associate Professor of Neurology, talks about the new approved tofersen (Qalsody), the first drug developed for patients with a rare form of ALS
A new study done by Dr. Jennifer Manly, professor of neuropsychology, and colleagues, found that the quality of the high school you attend may have an impact on cognition later in life
Mitchell Elkind, MD, MS, MPhil, professor of neurology and epidemiology, commented on a newly developed brain-computer interface that can read a person’s thoughts & translate them into full sentences
Miguel Arce Rentería, PhD, assistant professor of neuropsychology, commented on a study that found that people who were bilingual in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life
Richard Mayeux, MD, chair of the Department of Neurology at CUMC and colleagues are investigating a set of blood tests that may help correctly diagnose Alzheimer disease in low-resource environments
Umrao Monani, PhD, Darryl C. De Vivo Professor of Pediatric Neurology, and colleagues discovered how a genetic defect triggers dysfunction in motor neurons that leads to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).