Empowering Women’s Brain Health: The Impact of the WAM Research Grant Program

Apr 24, 2024 | Ask The Expert

As a leading advocate for women’s brain health, the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) at Cleveland Clinic is committed to funding cutting-edge women-focused research into Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Since 2016, we have contributed $5.35...

Unlocking Connections: How Multiple Sclerosis Sheds Light on Alzheimer’s Treatment Hope – Insights from Neurologist Dr. Mary Rensel

Mar 27, 2024 | Ask The Expert

Like Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) disproportionately impacts women and can affect societal roles and norms, both at home and in the workplace. In addition, lifestyle factors also play a key role in disease outcomes. Fortunately, unlike...

Sleep Disorders Expert Explains the Vital Role of Quality Sleep in Protecting Brain Health and Preventing Cognitive Decline

Feb 28, 2024 | Ask The Expert

Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS is Director of the Sleep Disorders Center and Staff in the Epilepsy Center. She is Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University with a Joint Appointment in the Women’s...

Psychiatrist Dr. Kasia Gustaw Rothenberg Explains How Goal Setting Boosts Mental Health and Brain Power

Jan 30, 2024 | Ask The Expert

Kasia Gustaw Rothenberg MD, PhD is a Geriatric Psychiatrist and Neuropsychiatrist, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. We asked her what goes on in your brain when you set goals, and she offered advice on setting goals appropriate for you and how to...

Unlocking the Power of Social Interaction: Q&A with Dr. Maileen Ulep-Reed on Mental Health, Cognitive Function, and Long-Term Well-Being

Dec 27, 2023 | Ask The Expert

Maileen Ulep-Reed, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her research seeks to better understand the intersection between cognition, language and culture in neurodegenerative disorders. The American...

Greg & Mary Catherine O’Brien: “Show love always, and everything will fall into place.”

Nov 27, 2023 | Ask The Expert

Greg O’Brien was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s disease several years ago, after the disease took his maternal grandfather and his mother. Since his diagnosis, O’Brien, a career journalist, has taken detailed notes as an embedded reporter inside...