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."
Dr. Feldman spoke about receiving the incredible honor of her career and shared how her time as chief resident shaped who she became.
The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) asked Dr. Feldman to share "7 Signs of Neuropathy You Should Never Ignore."
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.
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.
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.
"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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Award-winning director Keith Famie featured Dr. Eva Feldman in "The Great Age Reboot" which aired on PBS. See her interview as she joins other leading experts from around the world to "help reveal the ways to lengthen lifespans will improve our culture, economy, work lives, and personal finances."
Stephanie Eid, Ph.D., received a Pilot/Feasibility Grant from the Michigan Diabetes Research Center to investigate Schwann cells and extracellular vesicles under healthy and disease conditions. If successful, these findings will lead to new therapeutic targets for diabetic neuropathy, which right now has no effective treatments.
Michigan Medicine's Health Lab blog covered new research in Diabetologia from a team led by Evan Reynolds, Ph.D., and Brian Callaghan, M.D., Ph.D. They published a clinical study that looked at the effect of bariatric surgery on slowing the progression and even reversing complications of diabetes.
In honor of Women's History Month, some of the NeuroNetwork shared the women that inspire them and why.
Few professions match the powerful impact of striving to empower and improve the lives of those around them the way social work can. There is a very special person who has been filling this crucial function for the past seven years at the Pranger ALS Clinic and the University of Michigan Health’s Department of Neurology, Darla Goulet, MSW.
Dr. Eva Feldman joined an international group in publishing "Advances in diagnosis and management of distal sensory polyneuropathies" in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychology.
