Emory Healthcare and Atlanta Braves Partner for ALS Awareness Day at Truist Park
Emory - 5/24/24
On Sunday, June 2, the Atlanta Braves and Emory Healthcare, the official team healthcare provider of the Braves, will celebrate ALS Awareness Day to increase awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), elevate inspirational stories of hope and honor the legacy of Lou Gehrig.
Experimental Spinal Cord Implant Helps Parkinson’s Patient Walk in New Study
CNN - 5/8/24
This proof-of-concept study is “exciting” and “impressive,” Dr. Svjetlana Miocinovic, a neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease and associate professor at Emory University School of Medicine, said in an email. News Channel Nebraska
RFK Jr. Says He had a Dead Worm in His Brain. What are These Parasites and How Common are They?
LA Times - 5/8/24
A single patient could have hundreds of these calcifications in their brain, said Dr. Diana Vargas, a neurologist and neuroimmunologist at the Emory University School of Medicine.
Early Technique Switches “Should be Contemplated” Following Failed Thrombectomy Attempts
NeuroNews - 4/17/24
The analysis in question—now published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS) by Diogo Haussen, Pedro Martins (both Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA) and colleagues—was predicated on the fact that, in the authors’ view, although switching to a different thrombectomy technique after initially unsuccessful passes is a common occurrence, its effect remains undetermined.
Emory Study Finds Air Pollution Increases Alzheimer’s Risk
AJC - 4/12/24
“We know that air pollution is generally bad for human health, including brain health,” James Lah, MD, PhD, principal investigator of the Emory Healthy Brain Study and an associate professor in the Department of Neurology at Emory’s School of Medicine, said in the press release.
How to Get Started on a Brain-Healthy Diet
Brain & Life - 4/10/24
Diet matters, agrees Karima Benameur, MD, associate professor of neurology at Emory University in Atlanta. “In one study, following a Mediterranean diet was associated with a 33 percent reduced risk of stroke,” she says.
Georgia Families Facing Alzheimer’s Deal with Costs and Care Shortages
AJC - 3/21/24
More than 188,000 Georgia residents aged 65 or older had Alzheimer’s Disease in 2020, according to a new report.
Metro Atlanta Doctor Calls Breakthrough Detecting Alzheimer’s Gamechanger
WSB-TV - 1/26/24
BHC neurologist Dr. Erik Johnson spoke with WSB-TV on how exercise, eating a good diet and staying socially connected can protect your brain against Alzheimer's disease.
Florida Woman One of First to Try Promising Alzheimer's Treatment
Fox 5 - 1/24/24
Last summer, Carolyn Davis' journey to become one of the first patients in Georgia to receive an infusion of a recently FDA-approved Alzheimer's treatment began with diagnosis from a neurologist.
Support for Dementia Caregivers Can Make All the Difference
Advancing Your Health - 1/22/24
When Shaw Skillings’ wife received an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis in 2019, his head was spinning. Babs, then 77 years old, had been experiencing serious memory problems.