Weight loss surgery, medically known as metabolic and bariatric surgery, or MBS, can be safely performed in people with…
Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
A promising surgical technique involving a skin transplant followed by an application of “spray-on skin cells” may help wounds to…
Mental health and sleep problems are prevalent in young people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and have a negative…
Researchers cited a need for increased awareness of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) as a risk factor for chronic pancreatitis in…
Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, may be among symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), according to a case report. A…
Researchers using a mouse model discovered two possible approaches for restoring more normal wound healing in classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome…
Young adults with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) exhibit signs of an imbalance in the body’s autonomic nervous system, according…
People with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) produced less force when extending their hips during walking and had weaker muscles…
Children with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) who are in pain or anticipating pain show…
A condition called cerebral venous outflow disorder, where blood flow out of the brain is impaired, may have a unique…