June 26, 2023
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June 23, 2023
Team Travels: Denmark for PNS
A large contingent from the NeuroNetwork lab joined fellow members from around the work for the Peripheral Nerve Society's Annual Meeting, held this year in Copenhagen, Denmark.
June 21, 2023
New Genetic Scoring System for ALS Risk
Michigan Medicine's Health Lab wrote about the study led by Stephen Goutmen, M.D., M.S., which was published in Neurology Genetics, that finds a newly created polygenic scoring system — one that weighs the combined effects of common genetic variants — can improve the ability to predict an individual’s risk of developing ALS.
June 20, 2023
Dr. Eid Wins International Diabetes Research Award
Stephanie Eid, Ph.D., added to her growing accolades with the Peter J. Dyck Award for Diabetes Research by the Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS), one of the most prestigious international awards for early career researchers in the field of neuropathy.
June 12, 2023
Important Review on Neuropathy Published in Neuron
Drs. Eva Feldman and Stephanie Eid led a review, “New perspectives in diabetic neuropathy,” that was recently published in the top academic journal Neuron.
June 9, 2023
Workplace Harassment, Cyber Incivility, and Climate in Academic Medicine
Dr. Feldman was part of a multi-institutional team of top researchers that published findings in JAMA that evaluated academic medical culture, faculty mental health, and their relationship.
June 9, 2023
Global REACH Awards Partnership Development Grant to Dementia Research in Zambia
Melissa Elafros, M.D., Ph.D., is the primary investigator for "Establishing the Zambian Cohort of Healthy Aging and Dementia Partnership," which won one of four grants to "launch new meaningful research collaborations between UMMS (University of Michigan Medical School) faculty and counterparts abroad."
June 5, 2023
Johns Hopkins Presents Dr. Feldman Distinguished Medical Alumna Award
Dr. Feldman spoke about receiving the incredible honor of her career and shared how her time as chief resident shaped who she became.
June 5, 2023
AARP Features Dr. Feldman on Neuropathy
The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) asked Dr. Feldman to share "7 Signs of Neuropathy You Should Never Ignore."
May 31, 2023
MedSciWriters Features Dr. Feldman in Scientist Spotlight
For ALS Awareness Month (May), the University of Michigan student organization chose Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., to appear in their "Scientist Spotlight" feature to talk about the disease.
May 26, 2023
Neuropathy's New Hope in Genetics
Funded by Michigan Medicine’s own Department of Neurology, a new grant will seek to give diabetic neuropathy patients new hope as it looks into how a particular gene affects the condition.
May 23, 2023
NIH Pathway to Independence Award Given for Dementia Research
Postdoctoral Fellow Mohamed Noureldein, Ph.D., never expected to be awarded the NIH K99 "Pathway to Independence" grant on his first try. The NIH saw to give him this rare honor for his research on the effect of metabolic syndrome on dementia. Read our discussion with the young research star.
May 10, 2023
Clinic Q&A: Nurse & Nerve Center Sandy Lemkin
"Making a Difference." It's true that the incredible team at the Pranger ALS Clinic all greatly impact the lives of patients and their loved ones. However, there is one person who truly stands out as the force behind the scenes that makes patient care possible, and that is Sandy Lemkin, BBA, BSN, RN. We sat down with her in honor of her efforts
May 10, 2023
A Collaboration with the CDC on ALS
Published in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology , Pranger ALS Clinic Director Stephen Goutman, M.D., M.S., partnered with members from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ALS Association look into the cause of death of ALS patients to prevent
May 8, 2023
10 Key Facts About ALS
Last year, Dr. Eva Feldman published a seminal ALS seminar in the top academic journal The Lancet. In honor of ALS Awareness Month (May), she pulled out the ten key facts that are important to know. Some even surprise some researchers and clinicians.
May 3, 2023
New Insight Into Obesity’s Effect on Brain Health
Edith Briskin Emerging Scholar Sarah Elzinga, Ph.D., led a team that published findings in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience about an important pathway involved in cognition when placed on a high-fat diet.
May 1, 2023
A Roadmap to ALS Prevention
In "A roadmap to ALS prevention: strategies and priorities" Drs. Eva Feldman and Stephen Goutman joined a group in publishing how it is possible to move toward making ALS a preventable disease in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychology.
April 20, 2023
Perspectives: Responsible Data Science Gets MIDAS Touch
Evan Reynolds, Ph.D., was part of a very select group of data scientists invited to the annual Future Leaders Summit by the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS). This year's theme was "Responsible Data Science and AI," and Dr. Reynolds shared his perspective on the hot-button topic and how it affects his study of diabetes complications
April 17, 2023
U-M CCAS Covers New Research in India
The University of Michigan's Center for South Asian Studies shared the expansion of a research collaboration between Dr. Eva Feldman and Dr. Vijay Viswanathan of the M.V. Hospital for Diabetes in Chennai (India). Together they are laying the groundwork for studying Alzheimer’s disease and AD-related dementias in the Asian country.
April 14, 2023
Diabetes Research Receiving National Media Attention
After Michigan Medicine's Health Lab blog covered new research in Diabetologia by Evan Reynolds, Ph.D., and Brian Callaghan, M.D., Ph.D. only a week ago, a growing number of national media outlets picked up the story.