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Drug Trial for Fragile X and Autism Social Withdrawal
Children and adults with social withdrawal due to Fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability and the most common known single gene cause of autism, may benefit from...
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Air Pollution May Accelerate Cognitive Decline
A large, prospective study led by a researcher at Rush University Medical Center indicates that chronic exposure to particulate air pollution may accelerate cognitive decline in older adults. The...
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19th-Century Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease May Help Patients Today
In the 19th century, Jean-Martin Charcot, the celebrated neurologist, developed a “vibration chair,” to relieve symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Charcot reported improvements in his patients, but he...
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Brain Tumor Expert Nina Paleologos Joins Rush
Dr. Nina A. Paleologos has joined Rush University Medical Center in the Department of Neurological Sciences, effective Sept. 10. Paleologos comes to Rush from NorthShore University HealthSystem, where...
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Drug Effective in Treating Fragile X Social Withdrawal
An investigational compound that targets the core symptoms of fragile X syndrome is effective for addressing the social withdrawal and challenging behaviors characteristic of the condition, making it...
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Neglect in Children Linked to Stroke Risk Later in Life
The results from a new study by neurological researchers from the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center suggest that people who were emotionally neglected as children may...
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Reading, Writing and Playing Games May Help Aging Brains Stay Healthy
Mental activities like reading and writing can preserve structural integrity in the brains of older people, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North...
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Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries Increasing
With demand for unresolved back pain relief growing as the U.S. population ages, Rush University Medical Center is doing more minimally invasive spine surgery procedures that allow patients to return...
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Number of People with Alzheimer’s Disease May Triple by 2050
The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to triple in the next 40 years, according to a new study by researchers from the Rush Institute of Healthy Aging at Rush University Medical...
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Neurologists at Rush Working to Discover New Biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease
Rush University Medical Center has been named one of only five clinical sites in the U.S. to lead a landmark, two-year, multi-site study exclusively focused on discovering new biomarkers for...
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Sudden Decline in Testosterone May Cause Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms in Men
The results of a new study by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center show that a sudden decrease of testosterone, the male sex hormone, may cause Parkinson’s like symptoms in male...
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Cinnamon May Help Halt Parkinson’s Progression
Neurological scientists at Rush University Medical Center have found that using cinnamon can reverse the biomechanical, cellular and anatomical changes that occur in the brains of mice with Parkinson’s...
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Rush Ranked in Seven Specialties by U.S. News
Rush University Medical Center once again has been named one of the nation’s top hospitals, according to the new issue of U.S. News & World Report. Rush is ranked in seven of 16 categories included...
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