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Rush Ranked One of America’s Best Hospitals
Rush University Medical Center has once again been named one of the nation’s top hospitals in a number of specialties in the upcoming issue of U.S.News & World Report. Rush is ranked among the best...
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Testing a New Treatment for West Nile Virus
It is the worst mosquito outbreak in 20 years, and the city and surrounding suburbs are stepping up their efforts against West Nile, a disease carried by some mosquitoes. With the start of the...
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U.S. News Ranks Rush Among Nation’s Best Hospitals
Rush University Medical Center has once again been named one of the nation’s top hospitals, according to the upcoming issue of U.S.News & World Report. Rush is ranked in 10 of 16 categories...
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Any type of physical activity may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Results from new research by neurological experts at Rush University Medical Center suggests that elderly people who move around more — even gardening or puttering around the house — are less likely to...
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19th-Century Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease May Help Patients Today
In the 19th century, Jean-Martin Charcot, the celebrated neurologist, developed a “vibration chair,” to relieve symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Charcot reported improvements in his patients, but he...
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Brain Tumor Expert Nina Paleologos Joins Rush
Dr. Nina A. Paleologos has joined Rush University Medical Center in the Department of Neurological Sciences, effective Sept. 10. Paleologos comes to Rush from NorthShore University HealthSystem, where...
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Rush Scientists Study Possible Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease
Studies in mice with Alzheimer’s disease have shown that sodium phenylbutyrate, known as Buphenyl, successfully increases factors for neuronal growth and protects learning and memory, according to...
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Neurologists at Rush Working to Discover New Biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease
Rush University Medical Center has been named one of only five clinical sites in the U.S. to lead a landmark, two-year, multi-site study exclusively focused on discovering new biomarkers for...
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