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May 13, 2024

Dr. Feldman talks ALS on WCMU Radio

For ALS Awareness Month, WCMU radio spoke to Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., about the latest on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

May 9, 2024

Neuropathy common, and mostly undiagnosed

Michigan Medicine's Health Lab covered research by Andrea and Lawrence A. Wolfe Research Professor of Neurology Melissa Elafros, M.D., Ph.D., that was published in Neurology .

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May 6, 2024

The Impact of ALS

In honor of ALS Awareness Month, the team and supporters of the ALS Center of Excellence shared their takes on the impact of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

April 29, 2024

Dr. Feldman Wins Prestigious ALS Award

The ALS Association, American Academy of Neurology (AAN), and American Brain Foundation awarded the 2024 Sheila Essey Award to Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., at the AAN's annual meeting in April.

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April 26, 2024

Stem Cells Improve Memory on Michigan Medicine Health Lab

The Michigan Medicine blog covered research published by Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Emerging Scholar Kevin Chen, M.D., found that stem cells improved some memory and reduced inflammation when injected into a preclinical Alzheimer's disease model.

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April 25, 2024

Stephanie Eid, Ph.D., Earns Important Grant

The Eisenberg Emerging Scholar received NIH’s coveted Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award, furthering her work to better understand the mechanisms of diabetic neuropathy.

April 22, 2024

Gender Experience & Barriers for Female Clinician-Scientists

Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., James W. Albers Distinguished University Professor of Neurology, was part of a research group that published insights into the role gender plays in the everyday experiences of women clinician scientists and the related barriers they face.

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April 18, 2024

A New Look at Diabetic Neuropathy

Stephanie Eid, Ph.D., led a research team that examined gene expression at two different injury sites in peripheral neuropathy to identify new therapy targets, publishing their findings in Translational Research .

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April 15, 2024

Neurology Today Features Dr. Feldman on Cover

Featured on the cover and in a subsequent story of the American Academy of Neurology's Neurology Today , Dr. Eva Feldman explored the environmental triggers of neurodegenerative disease.

March 25, 2024

The Impact of Alzheimer's in Zambia

The Zambia Cohort of Healthy Aging and Dementia Study (Z-CHAD) was launched by Andrea and Lawrence A. Wolfe Research Professor Melissa Elafros, M.D., Ph.D., to understand the true impact of dementia on patients in Zambia and their caregivers.

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March 20, 2024

Dr. Melissa Elafros Featured CAPRA Awardee

The Center to Accelerate Population Research in Alzheimer's (CAPRA) featured Andrea and Lawrence A. Wolfe Research Professor Melissa Elafros, M.D., Ph.D., in the CAPRA Quarterly Winter 2024 edition.

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March 20, 2024

Dr. Goutman Interviewed by Global News

Pranger ALS Clinic Director Stephen Goutman, M.D., M.S., was interviewed by the Canadian media organization about this recent publication on ALS recreational risk.

March 14, 2024

COVID's Disproportionate Effect on Work/Life Balance

In the journal Academic Medicine, Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., was an author of the study “The Disproportionate Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Time Allocation of Recipients of NIH Career Development Awards Who Are Women or Caregivers of Dependents.”

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