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Agenda set for 12th annual Markesbery Symposium scientific session; last call for abstracts

The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will hold the 12th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia on Nov. 18 and 19.

UK researcher explores multisensory approach as potential treatment for Alzheimer’s patients

The focus of the work done by Elizabeth Rhodus, Ph.D., is to enhance sensory input in order to improve behavioral symptoms in people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Journal announces UK's Donna Wilcock as new editor-in-chief

The Alzheimer’s Association welcomes the University of Kentucky’s Donna M. Wilcock, Ph.D., as the new editor-in-chief of Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.

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.

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 Begins 1st Clinical Trial in the World for Newly Discovered Form of Dementia

The world’s first clinical trial for a form of dementia identified in 2019 is officially underway by researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

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.

UK Researchers Link a New Non-Mutated Protein to Dementia

A team of researchers from the UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) is working to identify new proteins that are destructive to the brain.

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