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WVU in the news: West Virginia doctors perform promising new Alzheimer's therapy

Doctors at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute in Morgantown have performed a procedure that they say may slow the progression of Alzheimer's, which currently has no effective treatments. "The procedure involves the patient laying down on a MRI table, and then a helmet comes over their head that delivers ultrasound waves into the brain. When you couple these ultrasound waves into the brain with an injection, of what we call micro bubbles, these micro bubbles start oscillating, and they open up the blood-brain barrier," says Dr. Ali Rezai, executive chair of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. The goal of the procedure is to reduce the build-up of germs and toxins inside that blood-brain barrier, and to hopefully allow the clinical symptoms of Alzheimer's to be improved as well.  The first patient to take part in the non-invasive trial is a 61-year-old nurse who has early-stage Alzheimer's. Additional patients are expected to participate in the study soon.  Doctors said the potential benefits of the treatment will take several years to fully evaluate.  Read more: http://bit.ly/2pewuef

What Biophysics Can Teach About Aneurysm Growing & Rupture

Charles J. Prestigiacomo, MD, FAANS, FACS, will be the special guest lecturer for the Dept. of Neurosurgery’s Grand Rounds on Wednesday, November 14. Dr. Prestigiacomo is currently Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Cincinnati.

WVU Surgical Oncology Research Recognized at American Pancreatic Association Meeting

Dr. Brian Boone, WVU Assistant Professor in Surgical Oncology received a Young Investigator Award at the recent American Pancreatic Association meeting in Miami, Florida. He presented his lab’s work on PAD4 mediated neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in acute pancreatitis and was recognized with a Poster of Distinction, an honor limited to a small number of abstract submissions.

WVU Cancer Institute surgeons perform robotic Whipple

Surgeons at the WVU Cancer Institute performed the state’s first robotic Whipple procedure on Oct. 17. This procedure is used to treat pancreatic cancer and other tumors and disorders of the pancreas, intestine, and bile duct.

WVU Cancer Institute debuts treatment for liver metastases

A team of surgical oncologists from the WVU Cancer Institute, including Wallis Marsh, MD, Carl Schmidt, MD, and Brian Boone, MD, have performed the state’s first isolated hepatic perfusion, an operation that delivers chemotherapy directly to the liver to treat metastases that cannot be surgically removed.

WVU in the news: MAC, WVU to partner for mental health with ‘Next to Normal’

During its upcoming production of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Next to Normal,” the Monongalia Arts Center (MAC) will make behavioral health outreach and support services available to residents and attendees, to be provided by professionals from WVU Medicine/Chestnut Ridge Center/WVU Department of Behavioral Health.

WVU researchers investigate how hospital lighting may hinder patient recovery

Now that Daylight Saving Time has ended, cyclists are attaching lights to their helmets, and dog walkers are storing flashlights next to their leashes. But one place that won’t get darker with the time change is the hospital. New research out of West Virginia University illuminates how the round-the-clock brightness of hospital rooms may stymie some patients’ recovery.