Luvaas grant expands Alzheimer’s research
Updated from an article originally published in the Winter 2018 Alzheimer’s Update Alzheimer’s Disease causes irreversible brain degeneration, taking with it the thinking skills and memories...
Tag: Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s patient worried about DBS surgery — but not about the team at OHSU
Marilee Thompson worried about having surgery to treat her Parkinson’s disease. She knew the risks of deep brain stimulation surgery were low, she said, but “somebody makes up the...
Deep brain stimulation surgery: Eugene patient shares his story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pUkBRkzw0o Parkinson’s disease nearly overwhelmed Colin Halstead’s life. He needed two canes to walk. He took 27 pills a day. His voice was hard to...
Considering deep brain stimulation? OHSU maps treatment step by step
Many people with Parkinson’s disease or essential tremor reach a day when medication just doesn’t cut it anymore. Sometimes the medication doesn’t provide the relief it once did. Or...
7 facts about deep brain stimulation ─ and why it might not be as scary as you think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKC3LmCB2FcThere’s no getting around it. Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, requires brain surgery. And that ─ understandably ─ makes people nervous. But DBS might...
FAQs on deep brain stimulation: What is it? What does OHSU offer?
If you or a loved one has Parkinson’s disease or essential tremor, you may have heard of deep brain stimulation. But what is it? How does it help? And how is it done here at OHSU? Here are...
Living with a husband who has Parkinson’s disease
Dennis was diagnosed with Parkinson's 15 years ago and underwent Deep Brain Stimulation at OHSU in 2013. Last week, we heard his story, from the patient perspective. Here, his wife Mary Ellen...
Your health questions answered: Is pain a part of Parkinson’s disease?
You ask. OHSU experts answer. Q: I was once told that pain is not a part of Parkinson’s disease. Is that true? A: Pain is a common symptom in people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and people...
Meet Tianyi Mao: Looking at brain circuits in a new light
The Brain Research Awareness and Information Network (BRAINet) is the volunteer outreach organization of the OHSU Brain Institute. Each month, they come together for a lecture luncheon. Tianyi...
Vitamin D, mood and memory in persons with Parkinson’s disease
Vitamin D has become a hot topic in recent years. For many years, vitamin D has been known to play a role in bone health. More recent research suggests it may have a much broader role in multiple...
From laboratory to farm: a scientist’s visit to the local herb farm
As a basic scientist, most of my neuroscience training and research has focused on the underlying biological mechanisms of disease. During the past year, I have started working with a natural...