The rise in the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is becoming a national health crisis, identifying and treating its underlying causes is a critical health challenge. A team of scientists and clinicians at LSUHS had their groundbreaking findings published in the prestigious “Alzheimer’s & Dementia, The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association”. 

Dr. Elizabeth Disbrow  delivered a presentation on the connection between the heart and brain, risk factors and more for the Alzheimer's Association. Access to the recording can be made by clicking here.

Dr. Suzanne Tinsley, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at LSU Health Shreveport, was interviewed by the Simple Church radio broadcast in Shreveport, LA and shared information on COVID-19 recovery. 

CBS Evening News celebrates the recovery of Dr Bill Whyte who received the first convalescent plasma therapy through a LSU Health Shreveport clinical trial. LSUHS leadership quickly brought this life saving therapy to our community and School of Allied Health Professions Outpatient Faculty Clinic is leading Dr Whyte’s physical therapy.

Addiction touches the lives of nearly every family. Our mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, and spouses are all at risk of addiction, as are our friends and coworkers. The Louisiana Addiction Research Center is here to serve north Louisiana as well as the entire state, so you and your loved ones are not alone in facing addiction.

Alzheimer's is the leading cause of dementia in the U.S with 5.8 million people living with the disease. Numbers are expected to rise.

Aging is inevitable. Just as our bodies change as we get older, our brains also change with cell loss and decreased neurotransmitter production. One of the most familiar and widespread consequences of brain aging is memory change. 

The Center for Brain Health is unique because it combines clinical care expertise, neuroscience research and neurological rehabilitation, enabling every aspect of diseases, like Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, to be addressed and studied.

Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. has a stroke, and here in the Ark-La-Tex, we are in what’s known as the “strokebelt.”  Dr. Randall Brewer will host our show on brain health and stroke risk.

Dr. Elizabeth Disbrow, associate professor at LSU Health Shreveport and director of the Center for Brain Health, was awarded a $69,780 grant by The Community Foundation of North Louisiana.