Recent Lab News
Dr. Adewuyi Awarded Fellowship
Dr. Adenike Adewuyi, MD, PhD, has been awarded the prestigious Starzl Scholar Award, which provides fellowship salary support as part of the Pre-K program.
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Franz Awarded Falk Catalyst Grant to Restore Diaphragm Function After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Colin K. Franz, MD, PhD, has been awarded a Falk Medical Research Trust Catalyst Award to support a new translational research project focused on restoring diaphragm function after high cervical spinal cord injury. The project, titled Accelerating Diaphragm Reinnervation After Spinal Accessory to Phrenic Nerve Transfer Using Human Axon Fusion Technology, addresses a major unmet need in neurorehabilitation and respiratory care.
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Regenerative Neurorehabilitation Laboratory Celebrates PhD Graduation of Maria Jose Quezada
The Regenerative Neurorehabilitation Laboratory congratulates Maria Jose “Joe” Quezada, DPT/PhD on the completion of her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University.
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First PhD Grad
Dr. Wang's PhD thesis is about creating toolbox in the treatment of diaphragmatic paralysis.
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Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
A serious bout of COVID-19 can prompt a serious loss of brain power, new research warns, triggering a drop in IQ that's equivalent to aging from 50 to 70 in a matter of months.
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Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients
Memory and concentration problems haunt 7 in 10 patients with long COVID, a pair of new studies indicate. The findings suggest that COVID-19 has a notable impact on brain health, even if the precise underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
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Got long Covid? Seniors should prepare to go slow
Older adults who have survived Covid-19 are more likely than younger patients to have persistent symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, muscle aches, heart palpitations, headaches, joint pain and difficulty with memory and concentration — problems linked to long Covid.
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Preventing Nerve Injuries Acquired in the ICU by Patients with Severe COVID
A new study identified the cause of — and hope for the potential prevention of — nerve injuries in patients treated in the intensive care unit for severe COVID-19.
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