Nicholas Au Yong Part of Team to Receive Sean M. Healey International Prize for Innovation in ALS
Massachusetts General Hospital - 12/9/24
The Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) awarded the sixth annual Sean M. Healey International Prize for Innovation in ALS to the team behind the groundbreaking BrainGate Consortium that includes Emory associate professor of neurosurgery Nicholas Au Yong, MD, PhD.
Marcus Funds Research to Revolutionize Stroke Care
Atlanta Jewish Times - 10/30/24
In what is hoped will be a major step forward in the treatment of strokes, the Marcus Foundation is underwriting research on a new surgical technique that promises to radically improve survival for stroke patients.
Aneurysm
Portia Show - 10/10/24
Brain aneurysms disproportionately affect women, and when they rupture more than half of them are fatal. Portia sits down with two brain aneurysm survivors who say their experience started with a burning sensation in their head. Neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Barrow also joins the conversation to help us all make sense of what’s happening, why, and what we can do to better.
$25.9 Million Grant to Fund Stroke Research at Emory and Grady
AJC - 9/12/24
A $25.9 million grant to two Atlanta medical institutions will be used to study a novel and minimally invasive treatment for the most deadly form of stroke, known as intracerebral hemorrhages.
The Marcus Foundation Makes Major $25.9 Million Award To Advance Lifesaving Stroke Research At Emory and Grady
Metro Atlanta CEO - 9/10/24
A transformative $25.9 million grant from The Marcus Foundation will accelerate pioneering research aimed at revolutionizing hemorrhagic stroke treatment.
The Marcus Foundation Makes Major $25.9 Million Award to Advance Lifesaving Stroke Research at Emory and Grady
Emory - 9/5/24
A transformative $25.9 million grant from The Marcus Foundation will accelerate pioneering research aimed at revolutionizing hemorrhagic stroke treatment.
Biden Appoints Emory Winship Doctor to National Cancer Advisory Board
AJC - 6/10/24
Dr. Edjah Nduom, a neurosurgical oncologist at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, has become the only Georgian named by the White House to serve on the National Cancer Advisory Board.
Health Beat: Focused Ultrasound Targets Tremors
WFMZ-TV - 5/28/24
More than 10 million people have essential tremors. It can start small, but could end up making it difficult to eat, speak, walk and talk. Experts say a new treatment is helping to stop the shaking.
Emory Neurosurgeon Edjah K. Nduom Appointed to National Cancer Advisory Board
Emory - 5/17/24
President Biden has appointed Edjah K. Nduom, MD, to the National Cancer Advisory Board. This board plays a crucial role in advising the director of the National Cancer Institute on setting the direction for the national cancer research program.
Stop Shaking: Focused Ultrasound Targets Tremors
WALB-TV - 5/16/24
Imagine one day you notice your head, hands, leg or arms starting to shake – maybe it’s just a little, but then it starts to get worse.
Your Fantastic Mind | Hemorrhagic Stroke and the ENRICH Trial
Your Fantastic Mind - 5/15/24
This episode documents the journey of a 49-year-old man confronting a life-threatening hemorrhagic stroke. The episode highlights the ENRICH trial and its promising surgical treatment, which offers hope to the millions affected by this deadliest form of stroke.
Your Fantastic Mind | Physician-Scientist
Your Fantastic Mind - 5/8/24
This segment sheds light on the multifaceted roles of physician. Neurosurgeon Dr. Kimberly Hoang splits her time in surgery, as well as in the lab looking for important breakthroughs to help in the treatment of brain tumors.
ENRICH Trial Results Published in Full in New England Journal of Medicine
NeuroNews - 4/12/24
The entirety of the results from the ENRICH trial evaluating the early surgical removal of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
Emory Study Finds New Method of Handling Deadly Stroke
AJC - 4/12/24
“It’s a paradigm shift,” Gustavo Pradilla, a neurosurgeon at Emory University who led the study, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We were able to achieve 88% removal, the highest clot removal to date.”
Emory-Led ENRICH Trial Proves Minimally Invasive Stroke Treatment Superior, Sets New Care Standard
Emory - 4/11/24
Groundbreaking results from a six-year clinical trial investigating treatment for hemorrhagic strokes, led by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine, show the minimally invasive approach under study is safe and superior to the current standard of care, marking a major advancement in the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the deadliest form of stroke.
Surgical Clot Removal Superior to Meds Alone in ICH: ENRICH Published
Medscape - 4/10/24
The ENRICH trial, showing improved functional outcomes with surgical clot evacuation plus medical management, has now been published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Shows Benefit
Medpage Today - 4/10/24
In patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage who had surgery within 24 hours, minimally invasive evacuation surgery combined with guideline-based medical management care yielded better functional outcomes at 180 days than medical management alone, the multicenter trial ENRICHopens in a new tab or window found.
First-of-its-Kind Event Brings Brain Tumor Specialists to WSB-TV to Talk About Advances in Treatment
WSB-TV - 4/10/24
There is promise in the fight against brain tumors. We lost our colleague Jovita Moore in 2021 to a rare, aggressive brain cancer and now the WSB-TV family is supporting the work of the National Brain Tumor Society with a 5K and a first-of-its-kind event in Georgia.