Medicine's Austin Kennemer researches how to reduce Alzheimer’s risk

CWRU study: Quick action after brain injury helps prevent Alzheimer's

ideastream: Austin Kennemer, lead author and third-year medical student at the School of Medicine, explained his study that receiving physical and cognitive therapy within a week of injury reduces risk of future Alzheimer’s by more than 40 percent. “If patients are aware of that, they can advocate for themselves to receive these services. Hopefully, hospitals change their systems to prioritize rehab immediately following an injury,” said Kennemer.