Professional Corner: Brain-Heart Grants, AMA Podcast, & More
Researchers have received funding to explore the links between cardiovascular and neurologic health. The American Medical Association has launched a podcast to discuss wellness trends and examine the evidence behind them. Additionally, a new college of osteopathic medicine has opened in Buffalo, New York, enrolling its first class of students.
- ▪The American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association awarded $150,000 scholarships to two researchers for their projects on brain health.
- ▪The AMA's podcast, 'Health vs. Hype,' will feature discussions on various health trends and evidence-based wellness claims.
- ▪D'Youville University in Buffalo has enrolled its inaugural class of 90 students for its new College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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In this installment of “Professional Corner”: Researchers receive funding to study questions at the intersection of cardiovascular and neurologic health. The American Medical Association (AMA) takes on wellness trends in an eight-episode podcast. And a new college of osteopathic medicine opens in Buffalo, New York.Postdocs Awarded $150K ScholarshipsThe American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association awarded the 2026 Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships in Brain Health to Sarah Kettlety, PhD, with the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Cali McEntee, PhD, with the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Kettlety’s project examines post-concussion autonomic responses to exercise in children, seeking heart-rate patterns that may predict a…
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