March 14, 2023
Meet Our Statisticians
In honor of the International Day of Mathematics, hear from the NeuroNetwork's statisticians as they share how they came to love math, use it in their work, and apply it to everyday life.
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March 13, 2023
A Neuropathy + Gut Connection
Kai Guo, Ph.D., lead a study published in Microbiome , that looked at changes in the microbiome (gut) in relation to a high-fat diet and neuropathy in hopes of finding a new therapeutic target for peripheral neuropathy. Currently, there are no effective treatments.
March 6, 2023
Tauber Family Extends Important Internship Program
For a decade, Joel Tauber and his wife Shelley, have sponsored a student internship program in Dr. Eva Feldman’s lab. Inspired by Tauber's learned wisdom in business, the program preparinsstudents to lead the next generation of medical research.
March 5, 2023
Report from India: New Insights into Diabetic Complications and Treatment
NeuroNetwork leadership traveled 8,000 miles to partner with Indian colleagues, led by Dr. Vijay Viswanathan of M.V. Hospital for Diabetes in Chennai, to understand what is driving a surge in diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and complications of obesity in their country and to collaborate on healthier outcomes.
March 3, 2023
A Florida Report on Brain Health
An invitation from the U-M Alumni Club of Southwest Florida offered the perfect opportunity for Dr. Eva Feldman to share recent research about how to enhance the well-being of the human brain.
March 1, 2023
VOTE! It's March Madness, Science Style!
A study that Dr. Eva Feldman contributed to was chosen for the Stat Madness tournament, braketology science style. We need you to vote by Tuesday, March 7 to make it to the next round. Published in Diabetes, Care, the paper sheds light on why people with diabetes make up 40% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
February 16, 2023
ALS Association Awards Dr. Stephen Goutman Two Grants
Two separate grants, aimed at ALS prevention and increasing clinical trial access and efficiency, were recently awarded to Pranger ALS Clinic Director Stephen Goutman, M.D., M.S.
February 1, 2023
Making Music With His Own Eyes
Michigan Medicine's Health Lab blog shares the inspiring story of how a Pranger ALS Clinic patient's ingenuity has allowed him to continue doing what he loves despite an ALS diagnosis.
January 18, 2023
PNS Members, Dr. Eid Needs Your Vote
Stephanie Eid, Ph.D., has been nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of the Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS). An appointment to the board of this international society hinges on votes from its membership.
January 16, 2023
New Study Links A High Fat Diet to Neurologic Disease
Michigan Medicine's Health Lab blog covered research led by Edith Briskin Emerging Scholar Sarah Elzinga, Ph.D., that support a specific immune pathway as a bridge between diet & neurologic disease. These findings were published in Frontiers in Immunology .
January 3, 2023
TIME Magazine Special Edition Features Dr. Eva Feldman
In December, TIME published its special edition"The Future of Medicine." Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., was interviewed for and opens an article about Alzheimer's disease, entitled "The Alzheimer;s Grind."
December 27, 2022
Neurology: Ditching Opioids for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Dr. Brian Callaghan and other neurology experts reviewed the latest evidence to offer new recommendations for the management of painful neuropathy in diabetes patients.
December 16, 2022
Edith Briskin Funds New Eva L. Feldman MD, PhD, Professorship in Neurology
The continuing generosity of Edith Briskin has now established the Eva L. Feldman, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, and Brian Callaghan, M.D., will become its inaugural recipient.
December 15, 2022
Dr. Stephen Goutman featured with Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins on Brain & Life Podcast
The American Academy of Neurology's (AAN) podcast features John Driskell Hopkins, musician and founding member of the Zac Brown Band who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) last year. Dr. Stephen Goutman then
December 6, 2022
Study Finds Latest Neuro Meds Have Low Usage By Doctors
Michigan Medicine's Health Lab blog sat down with Brian Callaghan, M.D., M.S., who led a team that discovered that high costs and similar effectiveness (to current medications) have led doctors to choose to not utilize the latest neurologic drug therapies.
November 23, 2022
What We Are Thankful For (2022 Edition)
Members of the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies share what they are thankful for.
November 18, 2022
Michigan State Honors College Features Melissa Elafros, MD, PhD
Dr. Elafros was interviewed by the Michigan State University Honors College about: "Honors Experiences Inspire Career in Neurology."
November 16, 2022
Roberta Flack ALS Diagnosis Article Features Dr. Stephen Goutman
Recently the "Killing Me Softly" singer announced her ALS diagnosis which has left her unable to sing. Healthline sat down with Stephen Goutman, M.D., to discuss the effect of the disease and new ALS research on the horizon.
November 14, 2022
Diabetes and Neuropathy – What You Don’t Know Could Certainly Hurt You
A team from the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies seeks to learn why so many cases of the disease go undiagnosed, threatening the health and often the lives of patients, through a partnership with Hurley Medical Center in Flint.
October 28, 2022