Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Daniel L. Coury, MD, is Chief of the Section of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Nationwide Childrens Hospital. In addition to his duties as Section Chief, he is the Administrative Medical Director for Nationwide Childrens Hospital Behavioral Health Services and is Medical Director of The Autism Treatment Network of Autism Speaks. Dr. Coury received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, followed by an internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences. He was a fellow in ambulatory pediatrics at Brown University. His activities over the past two decades include federally funded projects in the areas of drug exposed infants, training in developmental and behavioral pediatrics, pediatric residency curriculum guidelines, pediatric psychopharmacology, training professionals in dual diagnosis and the establishment of a web site for developmental and behavioral pediatrics. He also is active in conducting pediatric psychopharmacology clinical trials. Dr. Courys research interests include developmental and behavioral pediatrics, medical education, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism. Continue reading here: Expert Available for Autism Awareness Month From Nationwide Children's Hospital … Continue reading →

Image Caption: Scientists have found a genetic variant that is tied to an increased risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease. Credit: Jonathan Bailey, NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute NIH-funded findings point to new potential strategies for disease prevention, treatment Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke, and have also uncovered new details about an important metabolic pathway that plays a major role in several common diseases. Together, their findings may provide new clues to underlying genetic and biochemical influences in the development of stroke and cardiovascular disease, and may also help lead to new treatment strategies. Our findings have the potential to identify new targets in the prevention and treatment of stroke, cardiovascular disease and many other common diseases, said Stephen R. Williams, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia Cardiovascular Research Center and the University of Virginia Center for Public Health Genomics, Charlottesville. Dr. Williams, Michele Sale, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, Brad Worrall, M.D., professor of neurology and public health sciences, all at the University of Virginia, and their team reported their findings March 20, 2014 in PLoS … Continue reading →

hide captionThe rupture of a weakened portion of blood vessel (the dark blue spot in this brain scan of a 68-year-old woman) can prompt bleeding and death of brain tissue a stroke. The rupture of a weakened portion of blood vessel (the dark blue spot in this brain scan of a 68-year-old woman) can prompt bleeding and death of brain tissue a stroke. When it comes to treating a stroke victim, every minute counts. Each moment that passes without treatment increases the likelihood of permanent damage or death. So the first steps to getting help are being able to spot a stroke in yourself or others and knowing how to respond. But a study published Wednesday in the journal Stroke finds that 1 in 5 U.S. women can't identify a single warning sign even though stroke is the fourth leading cause of death among Americans and the third among women, affecting roughly 55,000 more women than men each year. The classic symptoms of a drooping face, speech difficulty or weakness or numbness in one of the arms can be signs of stroke, says Heidi Mochari-Greenberger, an epidemiologist at Columbia University and the study's lead author. That means your brain isn't … Continue reading →