University Hospitals Recruits Top Neuroscientist to Join Harrington Discovery Institute
CLEVELAND – University Hospitals has recruited Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD, one of the nation’s leading physician-scientists in the field of neuropsychiatric disorders. Dr. Pieper joins the Harrington Discovery Institute – part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development – at UH. Dr. Pieper also will be a faculty member of the Departments of Psychiatry at UH and the Louis Stokes... Continue Reading
October 21, 2021
Researchers Home in on Biochemical Link Between Brain Injury, Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers have discovered an approach that could prevent nerve cells in the brain from deteriorating after a traumatic brain injury (TBI).A research team including scientists with the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center identified the approach for preventing nerve cell degeneration by exploring the connection between TBI and... Continue Reading
May 09, 2022
Looking at Alzheimer’s Differently
Forgetting how to brush your teeth. Losing your car keys inside the refrigerator. Giving a blank look of unrecognition when your spouse of 50 years brings flowers to your hospital room.Alzheimer’s disease manifests itself in these heartbreaking ways and many others, the result of the brain becoming riddled with abnormal proteins. Their names are well-known by now after decades of research –... Continue Reading