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Latest News from the Center for Brain Health
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Community Partners: Alzheimer's Awareness Month
KTBS - Jan Elkins is joined by Elizabeth Disbrow, PhD, Director of the LSUHS Center for Brain Health, to discuss ways to care for your brain during Alzheimer's Awareness Month.
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Understanding the Brain’s Energy Story
Dr. Mohamed Noureldein, who recently joined LSUHS, explores why some people remain mentally sharp and active well into older age while others experience significant cognitive decline? What happens when the brain can no longer access the energy it needs to function?
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Can Intermittent Fasting Protect the Brain?
Intermittent fasting is gaining attention for its many potential health benefits. Neurology researchers at LSU Health Shreveport are exploring how intermittent fasting affects the brain, specifically in the context of Alzheimer's disease.
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Metabolism at the Core of Heart and Brain Health
At LSU Health Shreveport’s Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences (CCDS) and the Metabolic and Liver Disease Research Program (MLDRP), scientists are studying the metabolic drivers to find ways to stop cardiovascular disease before it advances.
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Parkinson's Disease Community Forum at LSUHS to Educate, Inform Public About Disease
KSLA - KSLA speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Disbrow, PhD ahead of the Parkinson's Disease Community Forum at LSU Health Shreveport.
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Heart-Brain Communication is Bi-directional
For decades, belief held that the heart only functioned in response to the brain’s commands. Research now shows that communication between the heart and brain is a two-way dialogue, with each organ continuously influencing the other’s function.
Valuable Resource Links
- Alzheimer's Association
- Alzheimer's & Dementia Resource Directory
- Brain Trauma Foundation
- Children's Center at LSU Health Shreveport
- Community Outreach Programs by LSU Health Shreveport
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- The Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF)
- American Stroke Association
- Shreveport Society for Neuroscience (SFN)
- Worldwide Neuro virtual talks
