Managing stress to protect your brain: A conversation about Alzheimer’s disease prevention

Jun 14, 2025 | Ask The Expert

Chronic stress isn’t just uncomfortable—it may be quietly damaging our brains. As research continues to reveal connections between prolonged stress, cardiovascular health, and cognitive decline, stress management is emerging as a potentially powerful tool in...

Meet the 2025 WAM Grant Researchers Studying Why Women Face Double the Risk

May 23, 2025 | Ask The Expert

Here at the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) at Cleveland Clinic, we fund vital gender-specific research with annual seed grants. This year, we awarded grants to three talented researchers with promising studies that could get us closer to understanding...

The Maternal Brain: A Neurological Journey Through Pregnancy

Apr 25, 2025 | Ask The Expert

Liz Chrastil, PhD is a WAM Grant recipient and Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior at University of California, Irvine. Despite extensive research on brain development, pregnancy’s neurological effects remain largely unexplored. By scanning her own...

The Menopause-Brain Connection: Experts Explain How Hormones Affect Cognitive Health

Mar 17, 2025 | Ask The Expert

This month, we sat down with Caroline Just, MD, a neurologist in the Cleveland Clinic Center for General Neurology, and Pelin Batur, MD, a women’s health specialist in the Department of Subspecialty Care for Women’s Health. Together we explore the...

The Heart-Brain Connection: Vascular Neurologist Explains How to Protect Both Organs

Feb 18, 2025 | Ask The Expert

Sidonie Ibrikji, MD is a Vascular Neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic Cerebrovascular Center. In this illuminating conversation, we explore the vital connection between cardiovascular and cognitive health, and learn why keeping your heart healthy could be the key to...