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09/29/2025

Catch up with the latest research -- from lampreys to cancer treatments to Alzheimer’s risk markers. https://links.emory.edu/1ht

09/29/2025

Emory University School of Medicine, a national leader in epilepsy surgery and neurostimulation therapies, is partnering in a newly awarded $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the development of a next-generation neurostimulation device aimed at preventing seizures in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.

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Emory University School of Medicine, a national leader in epilepsy surgery and neurostimulation therapies, is partnering in a newly awarded $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the development of a next-generation neurostimulation device aimed at preventing seizures i...

09/26/2025

Emory researchers participated in an international NIH study showing brain shunt surgery significantly improves walking, balance and fall risk in older adults with iNPH — a common, treatable cause of mobility issues and memory loss.

🔗 Research results: https://links.emory.edu/1hr

09/04/2025

A new report from Emory University shows that certain mental health conditions escalate the risk of developing heart disease by 50-100% — and adverse outcomes from existing heart conditions by 60-170%.

Emory University professor Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD, led this metareview linking mental health conditions to CVD, along with co-authors Amit Shah, MD, and Douglas Bremner, MD, also Emory professors.

🔗 Mental health and heart disease: https://lnkd.in/68wg5

09/04/2025

Emory Healthcare has appointed Gina Bertolini, JD, a nationally respected health care attorney, as chief counsel for health affairs, effective Sept. 1, 2025. Bertolini brings over 20 years of experience as a health care regulatory attorney representing hospitals and health care systems.

Bertolini will lead a legal team that has significant depth and expertise in representing Emory Healthcare. Her strategic insight and collaborative approach will help guide her team through an evolving legal and regulatory landscape.

🔗 Gina Bertolini chief counsel for health affairs: https://lnkd.in/68wg5

09/03/2025

Emory University has joined a new national clinical trial exploring the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), expanding its efforts to improve outcomes for patients who have not responded to conventional therapies.

🔗 DBS for treatment-resistant depression https://lnkd.in/68wg5

08/01/2025

Adam and Rommi Kashlan are 22 and entering their second year at Emory University School of Medicine. For the brothers, pursuing medicine together feels like a natural step. Alongside their brother Zane, Adam and Rommi graduated as co-valedictorians from West Forsyth High School before enrolling at Georgia Tech. By 18, all three had graduated and begun research opportunities. Now, Adam and Rommi have reunited at Emory to continue their journey in medicine.

“Having your brother in the same class makes a huge difference,” Adam says. “When things get hard, and they do, it helps to have someone right there who knows exactly what you’re going through.”

Passionate about innovation, Adam is working on a startup that aims to improve the detection of skin cancers in patients with darker skin tones, an area often overlooked in training and diagnosis. Rommi, meanwhile, gives back to his community by participating in volunteer efforts such as the medical school's student-run Good Samaritan Clinic.

“We’re in the trenches together,” Rommi says. “Highest highs, lowest lows. That’s what it means to have your brother by your side.”

➡️ These brothers are in it together: https://links.emory.edu/1en

Brothers Adam and Rommi Kashlan, now second-year students at Emory School of Medicine, are carving distinct paths in medicine while supporting each other and their community through research, service and shared purpose.

07/31/2025

Groundbreaking research led by Erik Johnson, MD, PhD, neurologist and neuroscientist at Emory University’s Goizueta Brain Health Institute, reveals that adults with Down syndrome (DS) may experience a form of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that has unique features compared to other forms of the disease.

07/31/2025

The National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing as a 2025 Center of Excellence in Nursing Education.

This honor places Emory among a select group of 21 nursing programs nationwide honored for excellence across four key areas: promoting the pedagogical expertise of faculty, enhancing student learning and professional development, advancing the science of nursing education, and — new this year — creating learning environments that impact climate change and planetary health.

The NLN is recognizing Emory for its work in advancing the science of nursing education.

The National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing as a 2025 Center of Excellence in Nursing Education.

07/31/2025

Emory Hillandale Hospital celebrated 20 years of serving the community with a ribbon cutting and rededication ceremony on July 17, followed by an employee celebration on July 18 — the anniversary date of the opening of the hospital.

Emory Hillandale Hospital commemorated 20 years of serving the community of Stonecrest and south DeKalb County with a series of events for community leaders and its employees.

07/30/2025

New research by an Emory team used AI to find the pathologic and genetic basis for worse outcomes of endometrial cancer in Black women.

New research by an Emory team used AI to find the pathologic and genetic basis for worse outcomes of endometrial cancer in Black women

07/30/2025

School of Nursing Associate Clinical Professor LisaMarie Wands has been selected for induction into the National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education.

Wands is among 23 nursing educators recognized for exceptional contributions to academic leadership, teaching and learning innovation, nursing education research, faculty development, and public policy that advances nursing education.

➡️ Full story: https://links.emory.edu/1er