Yian Gu, MD, MS, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences at CUMC, commented on a new study that examined the link between healthy diet and reduced risk of developing dementia.
James Noble, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Neurology in the Taub Institute and the Sergievsky Center at CUMC discusses his diverse body of work and the motivation behind his passion projects.
Nikolaos Scarmeas, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology comments on the new study that looked at the link between triglycerides levels & likelihood of developing dementia
Miguel Arce Rentería, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology (in Neurology), speaks about factors that may contribute to an increased risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease in Latinos
Jennifer J. Manly, PhD, Professor of Neuropsychology in Neurology, the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and the Taub Institute, research about the mediterranean diet & dementia
Stephanie Cosentino, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuropsychology, and colleagues are working on developing screening tools to detect subjective cognitive decline and more advanced forms of memory loss
Miguel Arce Rentería, PhD, assistant professor of neuropsychology, commented on a study that found that people who were bilingual in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life
Many people live years or even decades with dementia, which causes death. Researching the symptoms and causes can dramatically help dementia care and prevention.
Health Matters spoke with Dr. James Noble, a neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specializes in the treatment of dementia, to get the facts about FTD.
"This is not definitive," said lead researcher Dr. Davangere Devanand, a professor of psychiatry and neurology at CUIMC. He said that larger studies, including a control group, are still needed
A new study, lead by Dr. Jennifer J. Manly, shows that 1 in 10 Americans age 65 and over suffer from dementia, while 22% deal with mild cognitive impairment.
Various programs around the country connect neurologic patients and caregivers with the arts. One such example is Arts & Minds, an organization founded by Dr. James M. Noble