August 2020. Researchers at University College London have reported in healthy people high dose CBD increases blood flow to the memory area of the brain. The article was entitled – The effects of acute cannabidiol on cerebral blood flow and its relationship to memory: An arterial spin labelling magnetic resonance imaging study. Here they reported […]
ARTICLE COURTESY Univ. of Pittsburgh, Dept of Neurosurgery Pittsburgh, August 13, 2020 — Joseph Maroon, MD, Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, has received the 2020 UPMC Loren Roth Clinician of Courage Award. The award is presented to a UPMC physician who is thriving and/or serving as a leader within their community after having faced […]
July 29, 2020. Dr. Joseph Maroon was an invited speaker at the 2020 National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Virtual Sports Medicine Symposium on July 29, 2020. His presentation, “CBD: Potential Therapeutic Uses in Sports Medicine” was well received. Television personality, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and Mt. Lebanon native, Mark Cuban, also participated in the […]
July 27, 2020. After researching and writing two books on fish oil and recommending for it my patients for decades it still surprising to me why most physicians either don’t recommend it routinely or at a dose that actually may help. The fact is the omega-3 found in fish and fish oil supplements has tremendous […]
July 11, 2020 – Apollo Neuroscience co-founder Dr. Dave Rabin MD, PhD interviewed Dr Joseph Maroon, world-renowned neurosurgeon and author of Square One: A Simple Guide to a Balanced Life. They discuss burnout, chronic stress, resilience, and Dr Maroon’s latest book. Dr. Maroon MD, FACS. is Clinical Professor and Vice Chairman of Neurological Surgery and Heindl […]
July 8 2020 The US has and will continue for the next 30 years to have a significantly older population. Between 2020 and 2060, the number of older adults is projected to increase by 69 percent, from 56.0 million to 94.7 million. Although much smaller in total size, the number of people ages 85 and older is projected […]
Apollo Neuro Hosting Dr Joseph Maroon Join us on July 2nd alongside world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Joseph Maroon, MD, FACS Apollo co-founder Dr. Dave Rabin MD, PhD is bringing on a world-renowned expert in burnout to answer all the great questions we’ve been getting about chronic stress, how to combat it, resilience, and ways to avoid […]
June 25, 2020 By our very nature humans are programed to live in groups of other humans. Whether you typically reside with a related or non-related family, a group of friends or a larger community, social interaction provides numerous physical and psychological benefits that most of us cannot tolerate being separated from. The pandemic and […]
June 17, 2020 Despite many centuries of human use it is only recently, in the last 50 years, that the human benefits of hemp, CBD, and other bioactive molecules it contains have been scientifically studied. American chemist, Roger Adams, was the first to isolate cannabidiol (CBD) from hemp oil in 1942. Human studies in the US were […]
By Joseph C. Maroon, MD, June 11, 2020 Alzheimer’s disease and age-related dementia are associated with progressive impairment of cognitive function frequently severe enough to interfere with an individual’s activities of daily living. With over 50 million Americans age 65 and greater these diseases are regarded as the most significant public health challenges. Presently approximately […]
Dr. Maroon received an athletic scholarship to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana where as an undergraduate, he was named a Scholastic All-American in football. Dr. Maroon has successfully maintained his personal athletic interests through participation in 9 marathons and more than 72 Olympic-distance triathlon events. However, his greatest athletic accomplishment is his participation in 8 Ironman triathlons (Hawaii – 1993, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2013; Canada – 1995; New Zealand – 1997; Germany – 2000), where he usually finishes in the top 10 of his age group. Recently, in July 2012 and 2013, he finished second and third, respectively, in his age group in the Muncie, Indiana half Ironman triathlon. In October 2013 he completed his 5th World Championship Ironman in Kona, Hawaii.