Dr. Barry Dworkin

  • Alzheimer-affected patients to triple in the next 40 years

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 7, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Number of Alzheimer’s patients will triple by 2050: study Reference: Alzheimer disease in the United States (2010–2050) estimated using the 2010 census

  • Don't count on text messages as a screening tool for imminent stroke

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 28, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: ‘Dystextia’: When gibberish texts are a sign of stroke Reference: Dystextia: Acute Stroke in the Modern Age

  • Study shows link between sports head injuries and chronic degenerative brain disease

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 3, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Study shows link between sports head injuries and chronic degenerative brain disease Reference: The spectrum of disease in chronic traumatic encephalopathy

  • Man with "locked-in" brain injury able to answer questions through functional MRI

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 14, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Doctors shocked as neuroscientist ‘talks’ with man in vegetative state  

  • More middle-aged adults suffering strokes

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 11, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: More Younger Adults Are Suffering Strokes Reference: “Age at stroke: Temporal trends in stroke incidence in a large, biracial population”; Brett M. Kissela, Jane C. Khoury, Kathleen Alwell, and others; Neurology, published online before print 10 Oct 2012; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318270401d; Link to Abstract

  • ASA does not prevent Alzheimer Disease

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 5, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Aspirin May Slow Brain Decline In Elderly Women With Heart Risk Reference: “Does low-dose acetylsalicylic acid prevent cognitive decline in women with high cardiovascular risk? A 5-year follow-up of a non-demented population-based cohort of Swedish elderly women”

  • More evidence that concussions of all varieties in children can have long-lasting cognitive effects

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September , 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Concussions can ruin quality of life for young athletes, CHEO research finds Reference: Presented at Brain Injury Association of Canada annual conference, Ottawa, Sept. 2012

  • Two studies demonstrate efficacy of experimental MS medication

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Experimental MS drug shown to reduce relapses: studies Reference: Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of Oral BG-12 or Glatiramer in Multiple Sclerosis Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of Oral BG-12 for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

  • Animal study sheds light on genetics of autism in humans

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 17, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Animal Study Offers Prospect of Autism Treatment Reference: Shared Synaptic Pathophysiology in Syndromic and Nonsyndromic Rodent Models of Autism