Michael Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., explains on NBC Nightly News the concern that “heading” in soccer may increase long-term risk for degenerative brain disease. Dr. Lipton was interviewed about a new study that used a specially designed tablet app to measure cognitive function and reflexes in a small group of female high school soccer players and non-athletes. Dr. Lipton is associate professor of radiology and associate director of the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at Einstein and medical director of MRI services at Montefiore Medical Center. (Monday, March 04, 2013)

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The Wall Street Journal features research by Michael Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., that uses a special MRI technique to predict long-term prognosis after a concussion. Dr. Lipton notes that most but not all concussion patients get better by themselves and his research could help identify which patients need to be watched. Dr. Lipton is associate professor of radiology and associate director of the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at Einstein and medical director of MRI services at Montefiore Medical Center. (Tuesday, November 20, 2012)

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Einstein and Montefiore research using the parasitic whipworm to treat autism is highlighted in a New York Times op-ed. The clinical trial, lead by Eric Hollander, M.D., is based on indications that immune dysregulation may be at the root of some cases of autism. Dr. Hollander is clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Einstein and the director of the Autism and Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Program at Montefiore Medical Center. (Wednesday, August 29, 2012)

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