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 […]
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RSS feed for this sectionOvercoming the Loneliness of Self-isolation
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 […]
New CBD Study Reviews Safety
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 […]
How to Improve Brain Health and Memory at any Age
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 […]
View Dr Joseph Maroon’s Lecture on Balance during a Pandemic
On May 22, 2020, Dr Joseph Maroon was the virtual guest of Dr Robert Friedlander, Chairman of the Dept of Neurosurgery at UPMC. Dr Maroon is a neurosurgeon at UPMC who has also written, spoke and teaches on the topic of coping with stress and burnout. His lecture is entitled, The Secret to Balance and Resilience in ANY Pandemic. Here […]
Dr Joseph Maroon Webcast on Coping during the Pandemic
May 20, 2020 This Friday,May 22, 20202, at 1:00 pm Dr Joseph Maroon will be the virtual guest of Dr Robert Friedlander, Chairman of the Dept of Neurosurgery at UPMC. Dr Maroon is a neurosurgeon at UPMC who has also written, spoke and teaches on the topic of coping with stress and burnout. The upcoming lecture is […]
COVID-19 and Changing Sleep Patterns
May 11, 2020 Obtaining a good night’s sleep is vital daily routine that many people just don’t do. Whether it is due to work, child care, a noisy environment, or something else, unfortunately few Americans make sleep a priority. Additionally, even if people try to sleep more, according to a report from the CDC, about 30% of adults in America still […]
Countering Stress: For Your Health and Longevity
May 6, 2020 Over the last several months we have been bombarded with stress-inducing news. The COVID-19 pandemic, job losses, food and essential item shortages and most frightening daily reports of deaths and illness are all taking a toll. Stress is an essential part of the human existence. It can focus us, motivate us and […]
Dr Maroon’s Recent Interview on Immunoexcitotoxicity – Why Brain Trauma May Cause Chronic Inflammation
March 2020 Dr Joseph Maroon was recently interview by James Lyons-Weiler who hosts a podcast called Unbreaking Science. Dr Maroon has researched and written extensively on the topic of inflammation and concussion. In his seminal article with Dr Russell Blaylock, entitled, Immunoexcitotoxicity as a central mechanism in chronic traumatic encephalopathy-A unifying hypothesis, they discuss the possible genesis […]
Can Dementia Risk Be Reversed or Prevented?
By Joseph Maroon, MC, FACS March 2020 Multiple surveys have shown there is nothing more frightening for most people as they age than developing dementia, or more specifically, Alzheimer’s disease. The fact is newly diagnosed dementia is becoming more common because the greatest risk of dementia is living longer. In 2017, US population census reports […]