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Study Looks at Parkinson’s Disease and Employment
The goal of the prospective observational study is to gain insight into whether vocational rehabilitation (VR) counseling and other resources can help people with Parkinson’s remain employed.
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Technology and Innovation Hub Featured on Front Page of Chicago Tribune
Dr. Jayaraman and others from the Technology and Innovation Hub were recently featured in a front page article of the Chicago Tribune.
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Dr. Ishan Roy Featured in National Cancer Institute’s Cancer.gov Article on Cachexia
In a recent article published on the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer.gov website, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Ishan Roy, MD, PhD, attending physician, Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic, and research scientist, was featured prominently as an expert on cachexia — a cancer-related muscle-wasting syndrome.
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Meet Dr. Ishan Roy — Physician-Scientist Researching Cachexia, a Cancer-Related Muscle Wasting Syndrome
After officially joining Shirley Ryan AbilityLab as an attending physician-scientist in 2021, Ishan Roy, MD, PhD, practices clinically in the Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic and focuses his research on cachexia (pronounced ca-kex-ia).
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Dr. Ishan Roy Featured in National Cancer Institute’s Cancer.gov Article on Cachexia
In a recent article published on the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer.gov website, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Ishan Roy, MD, PhD, attending physician, Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic, and research scientist, was featured prominently as an expert on cachexia — a cancer-related muscle-wasting syndrome.
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Parkinson's Foundation Hosts Moving Day on Oct. 16
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab booth will host a booth at the the Parkinson's Foundation's Moving Day on Sunday, October 16, at Soldier Field.
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Watch Dr. Elyaman and Dr. Goldman’s Interview on the Launch of the PDMD Fellowship Program
Thanks to the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s for putting together this video interview with Dr. Elyaman and Dr. Goldman about the launch of the fellowship and our first fellow’s experience.
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U.K. Foundation Funds Dr. Monica Perez’s Study of Combined Neurostimulation in SCI
The Walkabout Foundation recently announced its funding of new research led by Monica A. Perez, PT, PhD, scientific chair, Arms + Hands Lab, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Transition planning for young adults with disabilities complicated by COVID-19
For young people with disabilities, the passage into adulthood comes with a marker that is even more fraught than these existential questions: aging out of youth supports and services and into adult services, often with little to no guidance in the process.
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Gaps in research and services persist for Americans with disabilities as they age
It is important to consider the social determinants of health when assessing the best ways for all seniors to remain in their communities as they age.
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Staff Spotlight - Scott Roiter: Communicating research findings with different audiences
Scott Roiter works as a research assistant at The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Prior to that, he analyzed data at AMITA Health.
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Collaborator Spotlight - Ari Houser: COVID-19 proves the critical importance of data
In his work at the AARP Public Policy Institute, Ari Houser converts data that covers a variety of issues into information that advocates at AARP and state agencies around the country can use to illustrate the need for changes in their long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems.
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