Pathways to a Cure is a research newsletter developed and published by Dr. Steven Greenberg’s CAA Research Team at the Massachusetts General Hospital Stroke Research Center.


15th edition - WINTER 2024

  • Interview with Dr. Thijs van Harten and Vasomotion Sub-Study Team

  • Patient Spotlight: Mr. Stephen Barnes, CAA patient, with spouse Mrs. Kathie Barnes and daughter Ms. Stephanie Barnes

14th edition - WINTER 2023

  • International CAA Conference Recap

  • Patient Spotlight: Mr. Rick Tomkinson, CAA patient, written by spouse Mrs. Kate Tomkinson

13th edition - Spring 2021

  • Vessel Enhancement Study

  • CAA Research Fellow Alumni updates

12th edition - fall 2020

  • Impact of COVID-19 on research

  • Patient Spotlight: Mr. Jim Bouton, American MLB legend and CAA patient

11th edition - winter 2019

  • Ponezumab: What We Learned

  • Patient Spotlight: Mr. Mark Cragle, motivated research participant and CAA fundraiser

10th edition - summer 2019

  • 7 Tesla MRI in CAA research

  • CAA Research Fellow Spotlight: Dr. Susanne van Veluw, CAA neuroimaging scientist

9th edition - winter 2018

  • Relationship between CAA and AFib

  • Patient Spotlight: Mr. David Arsenault, welder, veteran, and CAA research participant

8th edition - spring 2017

  • “I’ve never had a bleeding stroke. Could I still have CAA?”

  • Patient Spotlight: Mr. James Noel, CAA research participant and philanthropic supporter

7th edition - summer 2016

  • Biologic samples in CAA research

  • Caregiver Spotlight: Virginia, spouse of a CAA patient and research participant

6th edition - winter 2015

  • History of CAA

  • Patient Spotlight: Joe, high-school teacher and active CAA research participant

5th edition - Spring 2015

  • CAA Brain Donation

  • Patient Spotlight: Marie, elementary reading interventionist and dedicated CAA research participant

4th edition - winter 2014

  • What’s happening in CAA research?

  • Patient Spotlight: Mr. John Lavelle, lawyer, thoroughbred horse enthusiast and CAA research participant

3rd edition - spring 2014

  • “Advanced Neuroimaging to Detect CAA”: What We’ve Learned

  • Patient Spotlight: Mrs. Rhonda Walker, mother and repeat CAA research participant

2nd edition - winter 2013

  • Diagnosing CAA Early and Accurately

  • In Memoriam: Mr. Aram Avedisian, generous CAA research participant and brain donor

  • Patient Spotlight: Mr. Jan Fens, CAA Foundation President

1st edition - spring 2013

  • Ponezumab: Experimental Treatment for CAA

  • Patient Spotlight: Mr. Robert Jones and family, repeat CAA research and community supporters