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Sanders-Brown director receives funding to advance work

Aug 19, 2022, 7:07 AM

Linda J. Van Eldik, Ph.D., director of the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, is part of a $1.5 million grant to help further research into a possible treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

Honoring University Research Professor Peter Nelson

Aug 5, 2022, 7:02 AM

Peter T. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and director of neuropathology at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors.

Researchers Develop Online Portal to Show How Biases in RNA Sequences Affect Gene Expression

Jun 29, 2022, 7:37 AM

A recent publication from UK researchers explains the importance of identifying and understanding how differences between tissues and cells alter gene expression without changing underlying genetic code.

UK Study Identifies Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer’s Disease

Jun 15, 2022, 7:25 AM

A new UK College of Medicine study has identified potential targets to develop a therapy that could prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

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

Jun 14, 2022, 7:11 AM

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

Mar 16, 2022, 7:10 AM

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.

Personal Experience Ignites UK Coach Kyra Elzy's Passion for Alzheimer’s Research

Mar 10, 2022, 10:47 AM

UK Women’s Basketball Coach Kyra Elzy is passionate about Alzheimer’s disease research because of her close relationships with her grandmother, Mary Elzy, and her college basketball coach.

S-STEM Program to Provide Scholarships for Biology, Neuroscience Majors

Feb 17, 2022, 7:16 AM

A new program funded by a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will provide four years of scholarship support for up to 15 qualifying incoming students per year majoring in biology or neuroscience.

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

Feb 10, 2022, 7:50 AM

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

Feb 2, 2022, 7:10 AM

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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