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The MdDS Foundation supports clinical studies and unites investigators with an interest in studying this disorder. There are promising scientific developments on the horizon.

Featured Researcher

Yoon-Hee Cha, MD
Assistant Professor
Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Tulsa, Oklahoma
&
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

In 2010 while at UCLA, Dr. Cha received a three year research grant from the National Institutes of Health (Functional Neuroimaging and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Mal de Debarquement; R03DC010451). Before and subsequent to NIH funding, Dr. Cha also received research grants from the MdDS Balance Disorder Foundation to extend her clinical studies of MdDS. These clinical research investigations have been productive and remain on-going.

Findings from Dr. Cha’s clinical investigations and scholarly activities to address MdDS have been published in the peer-reviewed literature as follows:

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Other Researchers

  • Brian Clark, MD

    Professor and Executive Director
    Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute
    Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Ohio University
    Athens, Ohio

    Dr. Clark received grant support from the MdDS Foundation to enable early clinical studies focused on MdDS.

    The results of Dr. Clark’s MdDS studies have been published in the peer-reviewed literature as follows:

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  • Mingjia Dai, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Neurology
    Human Balance Laboratory
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    New York, NY

    In 2012, clinical studies were conducted in the Human Balance Laboratory at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Support for this clinical research was provided by the National Institutes of Health (Pilot Study on Mal de Debarquement; R21DC012162).

    This study was completed and findings published in July 2014.

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  • Christine Dancey, PhD

    Emeritus Professor
    Chronic Illness Research Team (CIRT)
    School of Psychology
    University of East London
    London, UK

    From 2010 through 2011, the Chronic Illness Research Team (CIRT) at the University of East London conducted three studies to better understand the impact of MdDS on the lives of patients. Findings were published in October 2014.

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