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Rising Star in Research Award-Dr. McLoughlin is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Neurology Department, with a joint appointment in the Department of Human Genetics, where her lab focuses on understanding and developing therapies for SCA3.

Studies have shown that Mexican Americans have worse outcomes after a stroke than non-Hispanic white Americans. A new study looks at whether the language Mexican American people speak is linked.

"Sleep disorders have gained substantial recognition for their role in cognitive decline, which affects up to 70% of people with multiple sclerosis," said lead author Tiffany Braley, M.D.

"Mental health disturbances, hospital admissions, heart attacks; because of that misalignment in the circadian rhythm, and also because of that sleep loss, the transition to daylight saving time negatively affects everyone that undergoes it," said Dr. Goldstein.

Make sure the amount of time is right. "We see a good number of people, especially as they get older, that might not quite need as much sleep as they needed 30 years before, but they're still trying to stay in bed for nine hours," Dr. Ronald Chervin, the Division Chief of Sleep Disorders Centers at the University of Michigan explains.

“The ingenuity of people living with ALS always amazes me. Even in the face of this difficult illness, individuals with ALS redefine what it means to live and find quality in very personal ways," said Dr. Stephen Goutman.

"Clinicians should consider clinical characteristics and overall treatment goals when selecting fatigue interventions, to offer a more personalized approach for MS fatigue," study investigator Tiffany Braley, MD.

“This paper is a true tour de force of combining different models of physical behavior to re-examine some ‘old standards,'” says William Stacey, MD, Ph.D

Symptoms often manifest as language or behavior issues—different from other forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease , which is characterized by memory loss-Dr. Barmada.