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Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, FAAN
Brain Health & Conditions

A Partner to Care Partners

Jori Fleisher, MD, receives federal grant to advance research launched by philanthropy to improve life for patients and their care partners

Dave and Theresann Seeger
Bones and Joints

Giving People a Higher Quality of Life

Positive patient care experiences among their family members inspired Dave and Theresann Seeger to make annual gifts, generous planned gift to Rush supporting orthopedics and Parkinson’s disea...

Participants in the LOUD Crowd program exercise their voices.
Brain Health & Conditions

Getting LOUD To Preserve Their Voices

Talking, telling jokes helps people with Parkinson’s keep their voices strong

Deborah Hall, MD
Brain Health & Conditions

Clinical and Translational Parkinson’s Disease Research at RUSH with Deborah Hall, MD

Deborah Hall, MD, is a neurologist and movement disorder specialist and the Division Chief of the Section of Movement Disorders at RUSH University Medical Center. She also co-leads the novel R...

Listen now to a podcast about essential treatment for essential tremor from RUSH expert Sepehr Sani, MD.
Brain Health & Conditions

MR-guided Focused Ultrasound: Essential Treatment for Essential Tremor

Sepehr Sani, MD, discusses MR-guided focused ultrasound — a safe, incisionless treatment designed to reduce hand tremor in patients with essential and parkinsonian tremor.

Pahan
Brain Health & Conditions

Treadmill Exercise Shown to Improve Parkinson’s Symptoms in Mice

Researchers at RUSH hope new findings will mitigate and improve Parkinson’s symptoms and prevent new ones

Statins
Brain Health & Conditions

Statins a Potential New Avenue for Movement Disorders Research

Study finds people taking statins may have reduced risk of developing parkinsonism signs

Parkinson's
Brain Health & Conditions

Nasal Drugs Show Promise for Slowing Parkinson’s Disease Progression in Lab Study

'A remarkable advance' if results can be replicated, Rush researcher says

Tricia O'Neill
Brain Health & Conditions

Tricia's Story: Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's

Thanks to deep brain stimulation treatment, Tricia O'Neill is able to live nearly tremor-free

Ken's Story
Patient Stories

Ken's Story

Regaining a steady hand thanks to focused ultrasound