Joshua Cahan, MD, highlighted safety concerns with new anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies, as FDA advisers meet to assess Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's drug, donanemab. This decision could shape future therapies for Alzheimer's patients. Read more: ca.news.yahoo.com/us-fda-adviser…

Thank you to 7 News WKBW for reaching out and covering Run4Papa at the Buffalo Marathon I felt privileged and grateful to run in your city. I may have dropped the best-improvised line of my life in this clip. Mesulam Center at Northwestern Northwestern Medicine #running #endalz #BeTheDifference

In this episode of the Better Edge podcast, Borna Bonakdarpour, MD (Borna Bonakdarpour), associate professor of Neurology at Northwestern Medicine, discusses the highlights from the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting. Several sessions stood out during the meeting,

The Mesulam Center's Sandra Weintraub, PhD, recently joined CNN to discuss President Biden's cognitive health, highlighting the effects of aging and the importance of sleep and medical history on cognitive abilities. Watch the interview: youtube.com/watch?v=BSjvQl…

Wishing a very happy birthday to SuperAger Edith Smith, who turns 110 on Sunday! Read her inspiring story below!

In its latest annual Best Hospitals rankings, @USNews has once again recognized Northwestern Medicine hospitals as some of the best in the nation. 👏👏👏 #NMBetter spr.ly/6015iwVHP

Congratulations to Malik Nassan, MD on his recent publication, "Proposal for a Mechanistic Disease Conceptualization in Clinical Neurosciences: The Neural Network Components (NNC) Model." Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38990903/

Discover how the brain can maintain health and functionality despite aging. Tamar Gefen, PhD, discusses insights into the remarkable resilience of SuperAgers and the Northwestern University SuperAging Program. Read more: webmd.com/healthy-aging/…

Postdoc Opportunity! We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Neuropsychological Studies of Language in Aging And Neurodegenerative Disease. Learn more and apply: brain.northwestern.edu/about/employme…

On Monday, several members of the Mesulam Center had the pleasure of visiting Edith for a belated birthday celebration!

Josh Cahan, MD was the primary author on a recent publication, "Cognitive functioning in patients with neuro-PASC: the role of fatigue, mood, and hospitalization status." Read more: frontiersin.org/journals/neuro…

In a first-of-its-kind study, investigators co-led by NUCATS Institute member Rachel O’Conor found that older adults in the early stages of dementia may not rely on family caregivers to manage their medication as much as clinicians previously thought — bit.ly/4dioqyo

We are hiring an Associate or Full Professor-level tenure-track faculty with a background in neuroimaging (MRI/PET) in aging and dementia. Come join the exciting research happening at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Mesulam Center at Northwestern in downtown Chicago! Please RT and help spread the word 🧠

An international team has found that non-neuron brain cells called #oligodendrocytes, along with neurons, contribute to around one-third of plaque formation in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, per Nature Neuroscience. Mesulam Center at Northwestern spr.ly/6014mmW88

Sandra Weintraub, PhD, sharing pearls of wisdom for #neuropsychological evaluations.

Ian Grant, MD, covers general assessment and treatments for #dementia patients. #MedTwitter #Neurology