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Botox for Migraines
Botox: It’s not just for banishing wrinkles and other signs of aging. If you tend to experience the throbbing pain [...]
How to Reduce Your Chances of Alzheimer’s
NEW ORLEANS — After more than 400 studies for an Alzheimer's Disease cure, there's still no answer. And this most [...]
TMS Therapy for Anxiety/OCD
Mental health benefits of TMS “Based upon decades of research, clinicians have found that this can be an effective and [...]
TMS Treatment for Migraine
Severe headache pain, sensitivity to light, and nausea are just a few of the many symptoms associated with migraine, a [...]
Dementia vs. Alzheimer’s
Doctors usually rely on observation and ruling out other factors to diagnose Alzheimer's. En español | The terms “dementia” and “Alzheimer’s” [...]
TMS Therapy is ‘Promising’ for Alcohol Treatment
A research team in Sweden found TMS could be an effective option for treatment of alcohol addiction. The Center for [...]
- W. Martin Smith Award Winner! June 19, 2026Congratulations to Thiago Carneiro, MD, MPH and the NCC Team! Congratulations to Dr. Carneiro and team on winning a W. Martin Smith Interdisciplinary Patient Safety and Loss Prevention Award for their initiative, “IMPACT SIM Curriculum (Interdisciplinary Multimodal Patient Safety & Competency Training in Neurocritical Care Simulation)”. This award is given to programs to provide start-up…
- A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award June 17, 2026Congratulations Amita Singh! Dr. Singh was honored with an AB Baker Teacher Recognition Award at this year’s AAN Conference. Excellent teachers deserve recognition for their contributions to improving neurology now and in the future. Teaching binds students, residents, faculty, other clinicians, researchers, and even patients together and helps make our daily work more meaningful. This…
- 2025–2026 MD-PhD Clinical Educator Award of Distinction June 15, 2026Congratulations to our Department’s 3 Winners! This honor celebrates the exceptional commitment to mentoring and educating our MD-PhD Scholars and recognizes the qualities that make them an extraordinary educator in the clinical realm for MD-PhD Scholar. Amazingly, we have 3 from our department! Congratulations to:
- Exposure to Air Pollutants and Lewy Body and Parkinson Disease–Related Dementias June 12, 2026New JAMA Publication! Congratulations to Dimitry S. Davydow, MD, MPH, Gregory M. Pontone, MD, MHS, Michael S. Okun, MD, and Melissa J. Armstrong, MD on their publication “Exposure to Air Pollutants and Lewy Body and Parkinson Disease–Related Dementias,” which appears in JAMA Open Network. Long-term exposure to common air pollutants may increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease-related dementia and Lewy body dementia, according to…
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