U of U Health physician Lee Chung, MD, works with a local non-profit orgainzaion to educate the public on the connection between air quality and stroke.
Dr. Chris Jones, Emeritus Professor of Neurology, had just finished his Neurology training in the early 1980’s when he encountered a patient with an unusual sleep pattern that led him...
The neurology world has a powerful new class of treatments in its toolbox. These novel drugs, called antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), show great promise in the treatment of various neurodegenerative and...
Have you ever heard a familiar song start playing while shopping at the grocery store, eating at a restaurant, or driving in your car that instantly jogs an old memory...
Led by Lindsay Embree, PhD, the Neuropsychology group in the Department of Neurology includes clinical and research faculty with a wide range of specialties, serving patients within the University of...
Hobbies, bucket lists, and childhood career goals! Get to know our faculty on a more personal level as we spotlight someone for each issue of NeurologyNews!
You may not have heard of Gordon Research Conferences, but they are some of the more prestigious meetings in biological, chemical, and physical science. They gather small groups of leading...
The Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion Center studies the effects of brain trauma, and evaluates new injury treatments. National and international leaders, the center’s investigators have specific expertise in the...
Hobbies, bucket lists, and childhood career goals! Get to know our faculty on a more personal level as we spotlight someone for each issue of NeuroNews!
Dr. Gandelman joined the department three years ago studying the mechanisms of neurodegeration at the cellular and molecular level. Her approach toward neurodegeneration is contributing to the revolutionary shift toward...
Thirteen percent of Americans (about 38 million people) suffer from migraine, and every one of them has a different experience with the condition. Treatment has to be as individualized as...
Using the University of Utah’s TeleStroke program, Mountain West Medical Center was recognized for the fastest door-in, door-out time for stroke patients receiving life-saving treatment.
Blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and...cognitive abilities? Department physicians are using this new vital sign to identify and address memory problems early in support of the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement.
Dr. David Renner is arguably our most-traveled Neurologist. An expert in tropical diseases, his latest work takes him to war-torn central Africa to treat a catastrophic disease called river blindness.
Guest lecture series on Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) at the University of Utah presented by Aristide Merola, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor from the University of Cincinnati Gardner Center for Parkinson’s...
Incremental improvements, like introducing team members to a patient, can have a big impact on a patient’s experience. Neurologist Pete Hannon shares how his team has improved communication to earn...
Scientists report for the first time that a protein, called Staufen1, accumulates in cells of patients suffering from degenerative ataxia or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's...
What do patients want? University of Utah Health’s director of patient experience Mari Ransco reveals what ten years of system dedication and qualitative analysis of hundreds of thousands of patient...
