Neurology’s Brian Appleby discusses frontotemporal dementia March 15, 2024How common is frontotemporal dementia? Wendy Williams diagnosed with rare brain disease Health: Brian Appleby, professor of neurology, discussed...Media·
Medicine’s Seneca Block discusses mental effects of playing an instrument March 8, 2024This practice can drastically reduce your risk of getting dementia MarketWatch: Seneca Block, a music therapist and adjunct instructor in psychiatry...Media·
Mandel School’s Ann Nguyen receives grant to study risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among older Black adults March 10, 2023Ann Nguyen, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, received a...Awards·
Medicine’s Erin Gentry Lamb co-directs project receiving funding by National Endowment for the Humanities August 26, 2022The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a collaborative research grant for a project co-directed by Erin Gentry...Awards·
Medicine’s Shu Chen, Allison Kraus highlighted for research into whether skin sample, nasal swab could identify dementia August 10, 2021Could a type of dementia be diagnosed through skin? University Hospitals, Case Western researchers are trying to find...Media·
New study provides insights into architecture of abnormal protein deposits in brain disorders May 10, 2021Findings provide clues to how toxic proteins clump and spread Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of...FeaturedHealth & WellnessResearch·
Medicine’s Rong Xu highlights his research on how those with dementia are more likely to contract COVID-19 March 18, 2021Alzheimer’s disease: From diagnosis to treatment, change is coming Physician’s Weekly: Research by Rong Xu, professor of biomedical...Media·
Medicine’s Pamela Davis and Rong Xu discuss their new research highlighting the increased risk of COVID-19 in dementia patients March 9, 2021Dementia patients, especially if Black, at higher risk for COVID-19, says CWRU study cleveland.com: Pamela Davis, the Arline...Media·
Medicine’s Rong Xu discusses her study on the correlation between dementia and COVID-19 February 23, 2021Large study shows people with dementia are at higher COVID-19 risk Smithsonian: Rong Xu, professor of biomedical informatics at...Media·
Case Western Reserve University-led team finds that people with dementia at higher risk for COVID-19 February 10, 2021Research documents more cases, hospitalizations and deaths, with odds of both infection and worse outcomes higher for African...FeaturedHealth & WellnessResearch·