Gait variability, or changes in stride while walking that associate with a greater risk of falls in people with…
Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Olfactory hallucinations (OH), or phantom smells, were present in over 18% of people with Parkinson’s disease and were associated…
A previously identified risk factor for the development of Parkinson’s disease — indigestion — and two protective factors (exercise…
Three-dimensional (3D) “BrainSpheres” made from human stem cells may be a promising new model for investigating the mechanisms that underlie…
WCG IRB will now serve as the institutional review board (IRB) for the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s (MJFF)…
A research team in Canada is embarking on a project that will apply MRI to identify new biomarkers for diagnosing…
Diabetes and high blood sugar were associated with elevated levels of neurofilament light (NfL) — a biomarker of nerve cell…
The global advertising company Havas Creative has launched an application — called the Staybl app — that’s designed to…
Injecting acidic nanoparticles into mice in a model of Parkinson’s disease protected against nerve cell loss and restored the ability of…
Combining a 12-week program of virtual reality (VR) training and motor imagery exercises with standard physical therapy (PT) significantly lessened…