by Ruth Kruger | Jun 21, 2022 | Blog, ONDRI Stories
Share Observing the brain – specifically signs of disease or trauma such as neurodegeneration – through eye tracking, is just as sensitive as doing so through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to those working in the field. This technology may...
by Ruth Kruger | Jun 3, 2022 | Blog, The Lived Experience
Share Featuring Ron LaCombe, stroke patient advocate and ONDRI PCAC member “We’re going to prevent the next stroke and see about getting you better.” Those words, uttered by Dr. Richard Swartz, are still fresh in Ron LaCombe’s mind, 10 years after suffering a stroke....
by Ruth Kruger | May 18, 2022 | Blog, Science Simplified
Share What drives health research? There are several drivers of health research but fundamentally, it’s about scientists seeking answers to health-related questions in areas in which they may have a particular specialization. Research scientists typically have...
by Ruth Kruger | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog, The Lived Experience
Share by Shelley – a member of ONDRI’s Patient & Community Advisory Committee My parents taught me the importance of volunteerism, of donating my time and effort and giving back. So it wasn’t until I started volunteering that I realized it’s far from a...
by Ruth Kruger | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog, Science Simplified
Share Can reduced empathy be correlated with known physiological impacts of neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases, such as cortical thickness and white matter hyperintensity, across a range of diseases? This is a question that a group of researchers working...
by Ruth Kruger | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog, Science Simplified
Share A recent discovery in brain biology that is driving important ONDRI research is that of the glymphatic system; this system is made up of a network of spaces surrounding the brain’s blood vessels that is believed to help clear toxic waste from the brain. This...