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$1.1 million grant to support healthy aging programming across Kentucky

A $1.1 million grant will help University of Kentucky College of Education researchers measure the impacts of increased exercise and social interaction for nursing home residents.

Sanders-Brown researchers receive $20.5 million from National Institute on Aging

The award exemplifies team science, helping to support 35 researchers across six different labs on four main projects on astrocytes.

UK Develops Support for People With Mild Cognitive Impairment, Caregivers

College of Social Work's Allison Gibson, Ph.D., is working to address a lack of information and services for people with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, which often leads to dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Kentucky Office of Rural Health Seeks Applications for Elder Wellness Enrichment Initiative Grant

The grant will provide funding of up to $5,000 to nonprofit rural health care organizations and community-based organizations to create or enhance services for older adults — to help them age in place in rural Kentucky.

UK Researcher Highlights Need to Improve Alzheimer's and Dementia Cognitive Screenings and Assessments

A researcher at the UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is one of several experts in the field who recently discussed the use of two popular screening tests for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Study Indicates High Prevalence of Recently Defined Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia

Research published from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is providing the most definitive assessment yet of the prevalence of a form of dementia classified in 2019 and now known as LATE.

UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Director Appointed to National Council

Linda J. Van Eldik, Ph.D., director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA) among many notable leaders from across the country.

New Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Memory Clinic: Expanding Research, Enhancing Patient Care

The expanded clinic welcomed the first participant into their new home on Dec. 20, 2021. The new facility is a one-stop shop for memory care and support.

Researchers Look at Issue of Data Redundancy in Machine Learning

Recently published work by a group of researchers at the UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging looked at the use of data mining and machine learning in research.

UK's Sanders-Brown Receives Continued Funding to Research Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Biomarkers

The center received a five-year grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with an award total more than $6 million. 

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