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The Arts Dispel Medical Students’ Qualms About Dementia
In 2008, as a behavioral neurology fellow at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, James Noble, MD, attended programs for people with dementia and their caregivers at the...
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Impaired Sense of Smell in the Elderly Is Linked With Risk of Death
Early, small-scale experiments by neurologist William Kreisl show that a strong sense of smell can often rule out Alzheimer’s, but...
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Luke Perry and John Singleton Remind us that Strokes can Strike Younger Adults too
Mitchell Elkind, a neurologist at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, spoke with the Los...
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Doctors Have More Time Than Thought To Treat Stroke Patients, Study Suggests
Time is the most crucial element when it comes to treating patients who are experiencing a stroke -- and a new study suggests that that crucial window could be a little longer than previously...
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Midlife Dementia
Dr. Edward (Ted) Huey was featured on a CBS This Morning segment recently about frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the third most common...
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Hundreds Turn Out for Inaugural Autism Awareness Event
Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP), and NYP’s Center for Autism and the Developing Brain held an inaugural autism awareness community outreach fair on...
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NewYork-Presbyterian Autism Awareness Community Outreach Fair
The NewYork-Presbyterian Autism Task Force—spearheaded by Dr. Jennifer Bain, along with Drs....
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Stroke Hero Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mitchell Elkind, who was honored with the Stroke Hero Award at the American Stroke...
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Gum Disease–Causing Bacteria Could Spur Alzheimer’s
Poor oral health is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. What’s not clear is whether gum disease causes the disorder or is merely a result—many patients with dementia can’t take care of their...
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AHA News: Black Woman in Their 50s Face Especially High Stroke Risk
Dr. Mitchell S.V. Elkind, a professor of neurology and epidemiology at Columbia University in New York who was not involved in the...
