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New Home Planned for University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute

Published: August 22, 2022

Contact: Julie Engebrecht (513) 556-9685 [email protected] CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute has launched a $123 million project that will include a new world-class outpatient facility for people with neurologic and psychiatric diseases, expand existing and create new research programs, enable recruitment of additional world-class physicians and researchers, support new training fellowships, and…
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Parkinson’s Exercise Classes Offered at Drake Center

Published: August 17, 2022

Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] Exercise classes for people with Parkinson’s disease will be held late August through October at the Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care. The 8-week sessions will be held on Mondays at 1 p.m., beginning August 31, and on Wednesdays at 11 a.m., beginning September 2. The classes will take…
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Gardner Center Offers Two New Support Groups

Published: August 11, 2023

Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] The James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders is forming two monthly support groups, one for people with Parkinson’s disease, and a parallel group for their caregivers and/or family members. The free forum provides an opportunity 1) to gain emotional support from…
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Study: Perceptions of Drug’s Cost May Affect How Much Patients Benefit

Published: January 29, 2023

Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—People’s perceptions of the cost of a drug may affect how much they benefit from the drug, even when they are receiving only a placebo, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC). Alberto Espay, MD, an associate professor in the UC Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation…
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Gardner Center Kicks Off Rev It Up Health & Wellness Challenge Jan. 28

Published: January 21, 2023

CONTACT: Cindy Starr 513-558-3505 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Rev It Up 2015, a six-week online challenge for the title of “Greater Cincinnati’s Fittest Organization,” will kick off with a corporate team recruitment luncheon Wednesday, Jan. 28, at Revolution Fitness, 3652 Roundbottom Road in Newtown, Ohio. Register now >> Founded by local businesswoman Kathy Krumme, Rev It Up benefits…
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$14M Gift to Transform Home of Nationally Recognized UC Neuroscience Institute

Published: November 2, 2022

Contact: Candice Terrell (513) 556-9685 [email protected] CINCINNATI – The James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Foundation has committed $14 million to the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute to help fund a new, state-of-the-art facility to enhance treatment and research efforts for chronic and progressive neurologic conditions and disorders like Parkinson’s disease. The contribution is…
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Gift Will Aid Development of Research Model for PSP

Published: October 8, 2022

CONTACT: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—A $100,000 gift will enable a University of Cincinnati (UC) researcher to study a rare brain disorder that causes progressive problems with control of gait and balance and problems controlling eye movement. Sheila Fleming, PhD, a researcher in the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson’s…
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UC Neuroscience Institute Adds Neurobiology Research Center

Published: September 25, 2022

CONTACT: Keith Herrell 513-558-4559 [email protected] NOTE TO EDITORS: High-resolution photographs of James Herman, PhD, and Joseph Broderick, MD, are available on request. CINCINNATI—The University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute (UCNI) today announced a new Center of Excellence, the UC Neurobiology Research Center, designed to provide a focal point for basic, discovery-based neuroscience. The announcement was made…
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John Tew, MD, Appointed to Executive Positions at UC Health and UC

Published: July 9, 2023

Contact: Academic Health Center (513) 558-4553 [email protected] Cincinnati –John Tew Jr., MD, has been appointed to new executive positions that will direct the community outreach and philanthropic efforts of the integrative medicine program at UC Health and the UC College of Medicine. Tew will serve as the program’s vice president of community affairs at UC…
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Patients with Functional Tremor Benefit From ‘Retrainment,’ Pilot Study Shows

Published: June 27, 2023

Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—In a pilot study based at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute (UCNI), researchers concluded that patients with functional or psychogenic tremor could benefit from tremor “retrainment” involving performance of a voluntary rhythmical movement of the affected limb. Results were published online ahead of print in Parkinsonism & Related…
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