Eponyms are common in neurology, but their use is controversial. Recent studies have demonstrated increasing eponym use over time in the scientific literature, but it is unclear whether this is a result of authors choosing to use eponyms more frequently, or is merely a product of increasing rates of scientific publication. Our goal was to
Some patients with long-term Covid symptoms are getting more potential treatment options as doctors diagnose them with a little-known syndrome called POTS.
Eight University of Michigan faculty members have been elected 2020 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The U-M researchers are among 489 newly elected fellows announced today by AAAS.
Detroit Lions Senior VP of business development Kelly Kozole works with her daughter, Morgan, who has a rare neurological disorder called beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration, or BPAN. Michael Rothstein
A new survey of more than 800 health care workers finds reason to increase support for front line employees as the pandemic continues.
A lot of the small pleasures lost to the coronavirus pandemic — like spending time outside, going to the gym, and seeing your friends — are also known as zeitgebers : cues that help regulate your
Investing in your sleep will bring returns on your productivity, mental health, and energy level during the day, sleep expert
Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Every year, Grand Valley State University’s Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies hosts a series of lectures called the Wheelhouse Talks, where community leaders share life lessons from their personal and professional experiences. Though the Wheelhouse Talks have had to go virtual alongside the rest of the Hauenstein’s fall schedule, they’
A lack of awareness or guidance in the process of patients seeing a pediatric epilepsy care specialist to an adult care specialist can make the transition process for a patient with epilepsy difficult. Sucheta M. Joshi, MD, MS, described it as “a truck hitting you,” for those who come into the transition process with little to no understanding
Researchers found that about one in five patients who visited a neurologist had to travel outside their home region for care, and the median travel distance was approximately 68 miles round trip.
Hospitals in Texas, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania are among the 50 best major teaching hospitals in the U.S., according to a ranking released by Washington Monthly Magazine , in partnership with nonpartisan healthcare
The new Apple Watch(link is external) can be summed up in two words: blood oxygen.
Laboratory research paves the way for a clinical trial to see if an FDA-approved drug used to prevent organ transplant rejection can work against these aggressive brain tumors.
Initially given 16 months to live, doctors at the U-M Rogel Cancer Center helped Kathy Bellmore to beat the odds and to continue to make memories.
